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Ancient India Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What ancient civilization started in 2000-3000 BC in the Indus River Valley? | ancient india |
| What were the names of the two very advanced cities in ancient india? | harappa and mohenjo-daro |
| What time period was Ancient India around for? | 3500-1500 BC |
| highly advanced society had | grid system, sewage, public baths, high quality construction, public works, trade networks |
| Both sides of the river were what? | farmable and well developed (urbanized) |
| Ancient India is older than what famous landmark? | the Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Can we read their writing? | no, we can't read it |
| They traded with __________ and were very __________. | mesopotamia, peaceful |
| Do we know why they disappeared? | no, we don't know |
| When did they migrate south? | 1500-1200 BC |
| When did the Indo-Aryans migrate and bring their lifestyle to Ancient India? | 1300-1000 BC |
| What kind of people were the Indo-Aryans? | storytellers |
| What were the vedas? | Holy scriptures, hinduistic |
| What was the strict social hierarchy? | caste system |
| Who was at the top of the caste system? | Aryans |
| What age civilization was Ancient India? | bronze age |
| What were the four vedas? | (1) deities and cosmology, (2) worship and rituals, (3) songs and chants, (4) domestic life |
| Who was on the top pyramid level of the caste system? | Brahmin (priests) |
| Who was on the second level in the caste system (top to bottom)? | kshatriya (warriors and lords) |
| Who was on the third level of the caste system (top to bottom)? | vaishya (farmers and merchants) |
| Who was on the bottom (fourth level) of the caste system? | shudra (laborers) |
| Who was under the pyramid(fifth level) in the caste system? | untouchables |
| How long was the caste system in place for? | over 3000 years, through many rulers |
| What are upanishads? | series of brief teachings, base of indian philosophy, written in sanskrit text |
| Vedas were the base of what? | indian mythology |
| What is samsara? | reincarnation |
| What is moksha | release from the cycle of rebirth |
| What is dharma? | duties as people |
| What is karma? | consequence of actions |
| What is atman? | sense of self |
| What is brahman? | universe |
| In what religion atman(self) is made of brahman(universe) and upon that realization we return to brahman? | hinduism |
| Who is Buddha? | Prince Siddhartha Gautama |
| How did Siddhartha Gautama become Buddha? | he had never seen human suffering, then he saw it, sat under the the tree of wisdom and meditated/fasted, figured out enlightened state of nirvana |
| How is suffering conquered? | by mastery of self |
| Buddhism follows a how long path? | 8 fold |
| Buddhism believes in the_________ path between servers self-discipline and avoidance of self indulgence. | middle |
| An exiled kshatriya, Chandragupta, conquered northern India to found what empire and when? | Maurya Empire in 321 BC |
| Chandragupta created the first what of India? | properly centralized state |
| Chandragupta built infrastructure, was diplomatic and traded with what countries? | china and greece |
| How did Chandragupta die? | fasting in the woods |
| Was Chandragupta a good ruler? | yes, he allowed people freedoms |
| Who was Chandragupta's grandson? | Ashoka the great |
| What did Ashoka do in 273 BC? | conquered to the coast of Kalinga, but at very high cost, he abandoned warfare to become a Buddhist |
| Was Ashoka an awesome ruler? | yes, he was tolerant of other religions |
| How and when did the Mauryan Empire end? | assassination of Emperor rihadnatha in 180 BC |
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