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India's civilization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |