A representation of a Hindu god or goddess in animal form.
What is an avatar?
100
The lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires.
What is Nirvana?
100
Strong winds that blow across East Asia at certain times of the year.
What is a monsoon?
100
This great barrier is the highest mountain range in the world.
What are the Himalayas?
100
A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.
Who were Brahmans?
200
The religious and moral duties of Hindus.
What is Dharma?
200
He was widely known to have founded Buddhism.
Who is Siddhārtha Gautama?
200
A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
What is a subcontinent?
200
These religious books,__________, which meant “knowledge.”
What are Vedas?
200
These 3 bodies of water surround India.
What are the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea?
300
This festival, also know as the Festival Of Colors is an annual festival celebrated on the day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Phalguna (early March). It celebrates spring, commemorates various events in Hindu mythology and is time of disregarding social norms and indulging in general merrymaking.
What is Holi?
300
This is the major Buddhist festival of the year as it celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha on the one day, the first full moon day in May, except in a leap year when the festival is held in June.
What is Vesak or Buddha's Birthday?
300
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others.
What are missionaries?
300
This ancient India social order was a strict division of classes and is still practiced today.
What is a caste system?
300
This is the Hindu idea of nonviolence.
What is Ahimsa?
400
this is the Hindu belief that the actions that you take along the Path of Life directly affects the individual and the life he or she lives.
What is Karma?
400
These teachings are regarded as central to the teachings of Buddhism, and are said to provide a conceptual framework for Buddhist thought.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
400
This is a fortress within a city.
What is Citadel?
400
Meaning “noble” or “highborn”, this nomadic tribe was the first to migrate into India from their homelands in central Asia.
Who were the Aryans?
400
A religious leader of the Hindu religion is called _________.
What is a Guru?
500
He founded the religion of Hinduism.
Who is no one?
500
This consisted of right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
What is The Noble Eightfold Path?
500
This is freedom from prejudice.
What is tolerance?
500
This early India city was known for its advanced civilization.
What was Mohenjo-Daro?
500
This is the main reason that Buddhism appeals to so many people.