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India's civilization
Question | Answer |
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What is Brahman? | a universal spirit |
Who founded India's first empire? | Chandragupta Maurya |
What does the caste determine? | jobs social groups and marriage |
How did the the Aryans change India? | Sanskrit |
What are the Vedas? | India's sacred text |
What rights did Indian woman NOT have? | vote,divorce,and choose social group |
What beliefs do Buddhist practice? | Eightfold path |
What did the Hindus believe about animal life? | sacred to them |
What is Dharma? | divine law |
what sea does the Indus River empty into. | Mediterranean sea |
What was a job of a guru? | to teach upper class boys |
The golden age of culture came during which empire? | Gupta empire |
what do the ancient indians believe about marriage? | be arranged |
why did Mauryan dynasty prosper under Asoka? | welfare |
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism had what belief in common? | Eightfold path |
What was India's earliest civilization and where did it begin? | Indus river harrapan |
What did Buddha believe people should follow? | eliminate suffering |
What is Jainism? | religion with peaceful liviings |
What is emperor Asoka most remembered for? | peace from buddhim |
Describe India's caste system? | Brahmins |
What did the Bhagavad Gita say? | One should do his/hers duty |
What did ancient astronomers believe about earth? | Earth was round revolvded around sun and gravity |
what did a centralized government? | strong army,good communication system,and well run spy system |