Ancient South Asia
These ancient cities in the Indus Valley are known for their advanced sewer systems.
What are Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro?
This term refers to the law of cause and effect in Hinduism.
What is karma?
The truths about suffering, its cause, its end, and the path to its end are referred to as this.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
An island country in South Asia that fought a Civil War between a Buddhists majority and a Hindu minority.
What is Sri Lanka?
fixed social class someone is born in to and cannot be changed in one's life
What is caste?
This river in modern day Pakistan was an early center of civilization.
What is the Indus River?
The moral duty individuals must follow according to Hindu beliefs.
What is dharma?
The founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama, or the Buddha?
The leader of the Indian independence movement known for his nonviolent protests.
Who is Ghandi?
the belief that one should not harm any living thing
What is ahimsa?
The Indo-Arayans compiled their sacred hymns into this holy text.
What is the Vedas?
The name of the Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of light over darkness.
What is Diwali?
The term for the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth in Buddhism.
What is reincarnation?
This European power partitioned India and Pakistan in 1947.
Who is Great Britian?
a thinker or teacher (in Hinduism)
What is a guru?
Emperor Asoka was a believer in this idea demonstrating a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs.
What is tolerance?
The supreme god in Hinduism, is often depicted as the creator.
Who is Brahman?
Many Buddhists partake in this practice, seeking to become enlightened.
What is meditation?
This low-lying country fought a war in 1971 to achieve its independence from Pakistan.
What is Bangladesh?
in Buddhism a state of perfect wisdom, free from suffering
What is enlightenment?
Our modern numerals arrived out of this late Indian Empire.
What is the Gupta Empire?
The ultimate goal of life in Hinduism, represented as liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
What is moksha?
The Buddhist concept refers to the state of perfect happiness and peace.
What is nirvana?
This country has repelled invasions from Britain, the USSR, and the United States while harboring Islamic terrorists.
What is Afghanistan?
a foreign policy position India took during the Cold War
What is nonalignment?