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Ancient India flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Defnie Sanskrit | Ancient India's written language developed by the Aryans |
| Define karma | consequences of how a person lives his or her life (can be positive or negative) |
| What is the largest mountain range in the world? | Himalayas |
| Define reincarnation | Passing through many lives in order to reach Brahman; being born again into a new caste. |
| Define dharma | The divine law that states a person much perform the duties of their caste. |
| What is a monsoon? | A strong wind blowing one way in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer. |
| What did a person's caste determine? | Who they could marry and be friends with. What job they could have. Who they could eat or drink with. |
| What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? | large, well-planned cities |
| What are some advancements given to us by the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? | wells, drainage systems, streets laid out in grids, garbage chutes |
| Who was Siddhartha Gautama? | The founder of Budhism, AKA Buddha |
| What is the third largest religion in the world? | Hinduism |
| What are the major beliefs of Buddhism? | To stop suffering, you must stop desire |
| What are the major beliefs of Hinduism? | All life is sacred |
| What empire was India's golden age of learning and culture? | Gupta empire |
| What achievements were made during the Gupta empire? | zero, Indian-Arabic numbers, algorithms, sacred texts, surgery, plastic surgery, and more |
| Who was Krishna? | Teacher of the world; one of the Hindu deities |
| What did Indian astronomers learn about the earth? | It is round and goes around the world. |
| What were the Mahabharata and Ramayana? | Sacred texts that tell about warriors and their great deeds |
| Who was Asoka? | The Mauryan's dynasty's greatest king who rejected violence and embraced Buddhism. |
| What was the first urban civilization in Ancient India? | Indus |
| What two rivers make up India's river valley? | Indus River and Ganges River |
| What are the four castes of India? | Brahman (priests), Kshatriya (warriors and rulers), Vaishya (merchants, landowners, artisans), Sudras (hired work and servants) |
| What people group are not a part of the caste system? | Untouchables |