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Mrs. Smithson
Chapter 6 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Karma | the consequences of how a person lives his or her life |
| Dharma | meaning “divine” law, it directs Hindus to do the duty of their castes |
| Siddartha Gautama | A.K.A. the enlightened one |
| Pataliputra | capital city in both the Mauryan and Gupton empires |
| Mauryan Dynasty | achievements include a centralized gov’t and postal system |
| Asoka | first great Buddhist king |
| Gupta Dynasty | made Hinduism the official religion |
| Gupta Empire | India's golden age of learning and culture |
| Vedas | ancient hymns and prayer for religious ceremonies |
| Siva | a Hindu god; he is the destroyer of the world |
| Brahma | a Hindu god; he's the creator of the world |
| Krishna | Hindu god who was the teacher of the world |
| Harappans | a peaceful people who farmed and traded with their neighbors |
| Indus River Valley | India's first settlements were here |
| Sanskrit | written language developed by the Aryans |
| Aryans | expert horse riders who invaded India from the North |
| Himalaya | highest mountains in the world |
| Iron Plows | brought by the Aryans when they invaded India |
| Hinduism | system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans in ancient India |
| Pariahs | "untouchables" |
| Upper caste boys often had a "blank" to teach them until they went to the city | Guru |
| The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire? | Gupta Empire |
| What raja conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great's leaving? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| A system in which the rulers run the government from a capital city is called a "blank" | Centralized Government |
| The caste system helped these people to rule people who outnumbered them. | Aryans |
| Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected what kind of system? | caste |
| What aspects of life does the caste system determine? | Marriage, jobs, and social groups |
| Describe Indian marriage | arranged |
| In what section of the Mahabharata does Krishna talk about doing one's duty? | Bhagavad Gita |
| What are monsoons? How did they influence farmers in India? | A strong wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer; the water and soil makes rich soil called silt. |
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