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47 Cards in this Set
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What group of people migrated into India first? |
Aryans |
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Once hymns were written they were collected into books called what? |
Vedas |
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Ariens class system was based on ones..... |
Job |
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The Buddhist religion was started by what Prince? |
Siddhartha gautama |
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What were the three types of suffering Prince Siddhartha Gautama encountered? |
Sickness, old age, death |
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What is another word for a Wandering holy man or one who gives up possessions |
The Buddha |
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Siddhartha realize that people_______because they want things and only care about________ |
Suffer, themselves |
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Buddha means what |
The enlightened one |
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In 321 BC who seized most of India |
Chandragupta |
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The mauryan empire was added largest under King.... |
Asoka |
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How long did King Asoka bro before he decided not to conquer any more kingdoms? |
11 years |
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Asoka promise to roll his people with what? And had his promises carved on Stone_____all over his Empire. |
Kindness,pillars |
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After what King's death did The mauryan Empire grow weaker. |
Asoka |
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India was United Again by what family |
Guptas |
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The Gupta Empire is famous for its beautiful...... |
Paintings and sculptures |
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What word best describes a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
Subcontinent |
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The mountains of Northern India are called what? |
The Himalayan mountains |
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In which language did Aryans right there poems |
Sanskirt |
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The highest class in Aryan Society was |
Brahmins |
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The sudras were what while the Kshatriyaa were what |
The sudras were servants while the kshatriyas where Warriors |
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What led to the development of Hinduism |
People from Central Asia brought their religious ideas to India |
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Hindus believe that all of their gods are part of a universal spirit called |
Brahman |
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According to Hinduism people are reborn into a new physical form the form one is Born Into depends on one's what |
Karma |
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Hinduism taught that women were inferior two men. What inference can you make about Hinduism from this fact |
Hinduism was probably a religion created by men |
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What would Jains consider the most worthy goal in life |
To never kill or injure another living thing |
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Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave home at age 30 |
To find answers to his questions about human life |
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What concerns was one of the greatest important to Siddhartha Gautama |
Funny ways to eliminate human suffering |
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The Guiding principles at the heart of Buddhism are called |
The Four Noble Truths |
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What caused many people from lower social classes to support the Buddhist teaching |
The Buddha opposed the caste system |
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People who work to spread religious beliefs are called |
Missionaries |
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What best describes the difference between theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism |
Followers of theravada buddhism's following the Buddha's teachings exactly |
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Which military leader founded the mauryan empire |
CandraGupta maurya |
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What was one effect of asoka maurya becoming a Buddhist |
He swore not to fight anymore Wars |
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What event took place last. India divided into smaller States. Asoka died in 2:33 BC The last mauryan King was killed |
India divided into smaller States |
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Who was the first Gupta emperor |
Candra Gupta the first |
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What happened after the guptas took control of India |
Hinduism became more popular |
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What best describes how Hindu temples changed over time |
The temples became more complex and ornate |
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Flooding along rivers created good what |
Farmland |
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Who invaded the Indus Valley from the West |
Aryans |
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What was based on the writings of The Vedas |
Brahmanism |
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Janism was a ______ Hinduism |
Reaction to |
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A person's caste was blank in Buddhism |
Not important |
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The stupa was a kind of |
Temple |
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Advancements in mathematics from ancient India are |
Still important today |
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Compare the Aryan system of government to the Harappan system |
The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections |
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The universal spirit that the Hindus believed in was called what |
Brahmin |
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What would the jains consider the most worthy goal in life |
To never enter or kill a living thing |
