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40 Cards in this Set
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Harappan cities were notable for their--
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grid-like layout and underground sewers
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the existence of trade between Mesopotamia and Indus civilization is known because--
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Harappan seals were found in Mesopotamia
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What product were the people of the Indus first to grow?
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cotton
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What geographical features separate the Indian subcontinent from Asia?
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Himalayas and Hindu Kush
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What were the 2 great ancient cities of the Indus?
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Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
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Along what river were ancient Harappan cities built?
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Indus
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What were the Vedas?
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Hindu religious writings introduced by Aryans
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Who was Buddha?
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Siddhartha
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What evidence suggests that the Indus civilizations were well-planned?
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uniformly designed cities, sewer and well systems, centralized granaries
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What were Harappan seals?
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they were used for trade records but they cannot be deciphered
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How did the people of Ancient India make a living?
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farming, trading
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Who was founder of Buddhism?
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Siddhartha
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Classical language of ancient India?
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Sanskrit
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What happened during the Gupta Empire?
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Golden Age, numeral system developed, force was used to gain control
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Who were the untouchables?
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pariahs/dalits, beneath the caste system, performed unwanted jobs
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What realization did Buddha have?
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answered why people suffer
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What is dharma?
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one's personal duty
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What is karma?
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determining factor in what form a person's soul would take in his/her next life
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If you follow the Eightfold Path, what is your goal?
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Eliminate desire and achieve Nirvana
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Where would one find the main ideas of Buddhism?
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Four Noble Truths
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What is the oldest religion in India?
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Hindu
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What is the caste system?
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applied to every member of India it placed people in particular varnas based on their occupation; hereditary
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Karma
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Hindu belief taht one's actions in life impact the soul's future lives
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What is the ultimate goal of Hindus?
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reunion with Brahma
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Dukkha
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Buddhist belief in suffering
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Nirvana
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Buddhism; enlightened state
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Four Noble Truths
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Buddhist belief; steps for eliminating suffering
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Eigthfold Path
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Buddhism; steps for elminating suffering
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Varna
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another name for castes
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moksha
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release from the Hindu cycle of reincarnation
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samsara
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reincarnation
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What proof exists that Indus cities were well planned?
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uniformly designed cities, grid layout, sewer and well system
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Why do we know less about Indus civilization than Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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we can't decipher their writing
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Who were the Aryans?
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invaders who settled in the Indus region around 1500 BC and introduced India to the caste system
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The caste system divides people based on their--
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occupation
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What beliefs are shared by Hinduism and Buddhism?
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reincarnation; philosophical structure suggesting appropriate moral behavior
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Varna
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other name for caste
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Jati
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sub-caste
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Who was Asoka?
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prince/emperor who converted to Buddhism and helped spread it through much of Asia by paying missionaries
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Which religion that was native to the Indian subcontinent spread to southeast Asia, east Asia (including eventually Korea and Japan)
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Buddhism
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