Geography
How big is India?
⅓ size of United States
Who was the Hindu's founder?
They had no single founder.
What does the name "Buddah" mean?
The name Buddha means "one who is awakened" or "the enlightened one."
What does “the Dharma” mean?
One's responisibility, job, oblgation, etc.
How does the size of the Gupta Empire compare to the Mauryan Empire?
Gupta Empire was smaller in size than the Mauryan Empire.
How long is the Indus River?
2,000 miles long.
What was the process the Hindu's believed in that gives you another chance at life and is a cycle?
Reincarnation.
TRUE OR FALSE: Gautama grew up the son of a ruler of the Shakya clan.
True.
What made the Mauryan Empire difficult to govern?
It's cultural diversity.
Scholars during the Gupta period, made important advances in mathematics including what?
a close approximation of the value of pi, advances in trigonometry, the use of negative numbers, the use of decimal points, Arabic Numerals
What is a monsoon?
Seasonal wind that brings an abundance of rain when it blows from south to the north. Agriculture in India depends on the monsoons.
What % of Indians practice Hinduism?
80%
Once Siddhartha found out all people grow old and the suffering that's yet to come, what does he do?
He leaves his family at age 29 to find a relieve for the suffering he had learned about.
Who was Chandragupta Maura and what'd he do?
He was a young soilder of a low caste system who led a rebellion that drove out the Greek invaders.
Overall, what was the outcome of the Gupta Empire?
The Gupta ruled the largest and most prosperous empire in India, but in the first centuries CE it was not the most powerful in the world.
What are the causes of India’s limited water supply?
It was mainly because of the lack of government planning, increased corporate privatization, industrial and human waste and government corruption.
What was Hinduism considered?
It was considered a belief system.
Why did Siddhartha sit under the Bodhi tree for several days?
He was going over his life, purifying his mind. He wanted the truths he sought to come to him before he'd leave.
What was the outcome of Ashokas army?
Ashoka’s army defeated the rival kingdom of Kalinga, but thousands of soldiers on each side were killed in the violent battle.
What's a stepwell?
For centuries, stepwells—which incorporated a cylinder well that extended down to the water table—provided water for drinking, washing, bathing, and the irrigation of crops.
What are all of the important landmarks?
Himalaya Mountains - protected against invaders, highest mountains, Indus River - 2,000 miles long - birthplace of 1st Indian Civ - Harappan Dynasty, Thar Desert - 18th largest desert, Ganges River - Most important river in India.
Does the caste system have a strng or weak impact?
Despite laws that aim to create equality, the caste system in India continues to have a strong impact on society.
What was the Middle Way path?
A path of balance instead of one characterized by either aesthetic extremism or sensuous indulgence.
How did Asoka make the edicts accessible to everyone?
Asoka tried to bind together the diverse peoples of his empire while he gave them a uniquely practical and compassionate code of ethics to live by.
Was the goverment scucuessful to fund the innovations during the Gupta Dynasty?
The government funded many of the innovations during the Gupta Dynasty. The government regulated and taxed trade and earned money from the mines and land it owned.