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People
Han Dynasty
Mauryan Dynasty
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
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What was something relating to a social system in which the father is the head of the father?
What is patriarch
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Who is one of India's greatest poets and playwrights?
What is Kalidasa
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What material made making books and learning easier?
What is paper
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How did Chandragupta Maurya win the throne of Magadha?
What is killing the unpopular king?
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This is the term for the state of ultimate enlightenment and liberation from suffering in Buddhism.
Nirvana
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This term describes the moral law of cause and effect, where one's actions influence future outcomes.
Karma
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Who is the key figure in Christianity?
Jesus
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This sacred text, also known as the Five Books of Moses, forms the foundation of Jewish law and teachings.
Torah
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What was caravan routes that crisscrossed Central Asia?
What is Silk Roads
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Who is the destroyer of the world, in Hinduism?
What is Shiva
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What did the Han dynasty emperors tell their people the most important work was?
What is farming
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What kind of government did Chandragupta Maurya establish in his empire?
What is bureaucratic government
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The Four Noble Truths argue that this causes suffering.
Desire
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his collection of ancient sacred texts forms the basis of Hindu religious knowledge and practice.
The Vedas
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This Christian sacrament involves the symbolic use of bread and wine to represent the body and blood of Jesus.
What is Communion (or the Eucharist)?
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The Jewish day of rest and worship, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening, is called this.
Sabbath
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What was ones group’s complete control over the production and distribution of certain goods?
What is Monopoly
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Who is the grandson of Chandragupta; leader who brought Mauryan Empire to its greatest height?
What is asoka
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What year did the Han Dynasty fall for good?
What is 220 AD
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What religion did Asoka convert to after feeling sorrow for killing in battle?
What is Buddhism
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This collection of teachings, considered a central text in Theravāda Buddhism, outlines the Buddha's philosophy and rules for monastic life.
What is the Pali Canon (or Tipitaka)
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This deity, known as the preserver, is part of the Hindu trinity along with Brahma and Shiva.
Vishnu
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In Christianity, what is the Holy Trinity?
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
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his ancient leader is credited with leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments.
Moses
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What was the sect of Buddhism focusing on strict spiritual discipline?
What is Theravada
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Who started the Mauryan Empire?
What is Chandragupta Maurya
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What group of people did not do well in the Han Dynasty?
What is women
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What did Asoka have built for travelers that showed his concern for his subjects?
What is houses
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In Mahayana Buddhism, these compassionate beings delay their own enlightenment to help others achieve it.
What are Bodhisattvas?
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In Hinduism, how is it believed you earned your current caste?
Your deeds/actions in a previous life.
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Who betrayed Jesus?
Judas
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According to Judaism, what is the Covenant God Made with Abraham?
The covenant is a central belief in Judaism that describes the relationship between God and the Jewish people. The word "covenant" means an agreement or promise between two or more parties. In Judaism, the covenant is an agreement where God promises to protect and guide the Jewish people if they follow His laws and live in a way that demonstrates God's power.
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What was a policy of encouraging conquered peoples to adopt the institutions and customs of the conquered nation?
What is Assimilation
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Who are the people of the southern Indian Region?
What is Tamils
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What leader reduced penalties?
What is Liu Bang
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What caused disruption in Indian Society in the Mauryan Empire but also caused for other cultures to influence Indian Culture?
What is invaders
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This consists of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi ('meditative absorption or union'; alternatively, equanimous meditative awareness).
Eightfold Path
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This term in Hinduism refers to the ethical duties and responsibilities individuals must follow according to their role in society and stage of life (Caste)
List all five groups of the Caste System from top to bottom.
Dharma
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What is one belief that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
Monotheism
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What is the First Commandment?
"You shall have no other gods before Me.” Monotheism.