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India WH
Study Stack for India Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | Caste system |
| Buddhism | No caste system |
| Hinduism | Not based on individuality |
| Buddhism | Based on individuality |
| Hinduism | Gods & goddesses |
| Buddhism | Able to break reincarnation cycle |
| Hinduism | Rituals in text |
| Hinduism | Dharma - Niche |
| Buddhism | Flexible class systems |
| Hinduism | Set order |
| Hinduism | From within India |
| Buddhism | From outside of India |
| Buddhism | Imported from west to east, starting in Asia |
| The 4 noble truths | 1. Sorrow & suffering are part of life 2. Unhappiness is based on human desires 3. Man needs to "not want"... Nirvana 4. Follow the middle way |
| The 4 passing sites | 1. Poor man 2. Sick man 3. Dead man 4. Religious man |
| Siddhartha | Son of a noble man |
| How long was Siddhartha's quest? | 6 years |
| How old was Siddhartha? | 29 years old |
| How long did it take Siddhartha to get to enlightenment under the Bohdi tree? | 49 days |
| The 8 fold path | 1. Right views 2. Right thought 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right meditation |
| What makes 100%? | 29 yrs + 4 sites + 6 yrs quest + 4 truths + 8 fold path |
| Buddhism | Reincarnation not needed to reach Nirvana |
| Hinduism | Reincarnation needed to reach Nirvana |
| Theravada | Original teaching of Buddha |
| Mahayana | Made Buddha a god |
| Theravada | Southeast Asia (Vietnam, , Cambodia, Laos) |
| Mahayana | Tibet, China, Japan, Korea |
| Cause: Aryans had no central ruler | Results: Overrun by Persians & Greeks |
| Alex | Brought unity & stability But was an outside force |
| India | Subcontinent & separate from Asia |
| 3 regions | 1. Himalayas 2. Northern Plains 3. Deccan Plateau |
| Himalayas | Highest mountain range on the plant Very cold only few resign |
| Northern Plains | South of Mountains The Indus & Ganges River plains Fertile, good water Majority of pop. resides here |
| Deccan Plateau | Dry.... depends on monsoon Seasonal winds.. cross Asia Winter-dry... summer wet |
| Early Indian cities | Mohejna-Dara & Harappa |
| What are 3 economic advantages? | Grains, fruits, & cotton |
| What animals were domesticated? | Elephants, sheep, goats, cats, & dogs |
| Why were the cities abandoned? | Aryans attacked Floods Rivers change direction Soil exhaustion |