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Ancient India
Question | Answer |
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The Indian subcontinent includes what countries? | India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. |
How many mountain ranges does India have? List them. | three, Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush. |
What is the Indus Valley civilization sometimes called? Why? | Harrapan Civilization because of archaeological discoveries made at the site of Harappa. |
What influence did the Aryans have on India? | language, culture, Hinduism, and caste system. |
What is Hinduism? | a collection of religious beliefs that forms a not 1 system. |
What is the cycle of reincarnation? | Birth > Life (Moksha) > Death |
Is Hinduism polytheistic, monotheistic, or neither? | is polytheistic. |
Is Buddhism polytheistic, monotheistic, or neither? | is neither. |
What are the four noble truths? | suffering and sorrow, of the cause of suffering, end of suffering, the path that leads to the end of suffering. |
What is the Eightfold Path? | is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to nirvana. |
What are the five Great Vows (or Mahavratas) of Jainism? | non-violence, truthfulness, not stealing, detachment from people, places, and objects, and abstaining from eating after dark. |
How many stages are in the spiritual process for the Jains? What is the last one? | fourteen stages and is one which the souls cannot be distracted in any way. |
What is an ascetic? | a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention. |
Who is the founder of Jainism? | Nataputta Mahavira. |
Is Jainism polytheistic, monotheistic, or neither? | is neither. |
Who is the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gatauma. |
What caste many of Buddha's original followers were a member of? | the outcastes. |
Buddhist pilgrims went to what sites? | birthplace of S.G. (city of Kapilvaastu), fig tree of Gaia, and site of first sir man. |
What is a stupa? | a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine. |
What did Alexander the Great do in India? | breifly united India by conquering other areas. |
What empire was Chandragupta born into? | Magadha Empire. |
After defeating Seleucus, how far did the Mauryan Empire stretch? | expanded two thoudsand miles. |
Who was Ashoka? | an Indian emperor that was the grandson of Chandragupta. |
How, when, and where did the Gupta Empire come about? | was in 320 A.D., in India, and he crowned himself when marrying into a royal family and starting conquering other regions. |