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India Unit
for World History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the term for merit or demerit in Hinduism and Buddhism obtained by following or denying one's duty? | Karma |
| What is the Hindu word for the wheel of reincarnation? | Samsara |
| What is the only major world religion that doesn't believe in a god or gods? | Buddhism |
| What Hindu belief concerning the duty of human beings was rejected by the Buddha? | The caste system |
| What was the original name of the Buddha? | Siddhartha Guatama |
| What does the title "Buddha" mean? | The enlightened one |
| What are the names of the 3 major Hindu gods? | Brahma (creator), Shiva (preserver), & Vishnu (destroyer) |
| What is the largest and most sacred river in India? | The Ganges River |
| The Indus river, home to India's first civilization, is in what country today? | Pakistan |
| What people group brought the early ideas of Hinduism to India when they migrated from Eastern Europe/Central Asia? | The Aryans |
| What Mauryan emperor converted to Buddhism after his conquests and built many monasteries, temples, and monuments. | Ashoka Maurya |
| The growing influence of what organization led to the decline of the Mughal empire in India? | The British East India Company |
| What architectural wonder was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife? | The Taj Mahal |
| This descendent of Tamerlane conquered most of northern India and founded the Mughal Empire | Babur |
| Who was the Mongol-Turkish conqueror that defeated the Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Dehli Sultanate in the late 14th century? | Tamerlane |
| Why did Alexander the Great end his conquest of India? | His troops refused to continue fighting |
| Where did Alexander the Great stop in his conquest of India? | The Indus River |
| What are the 4 levels on the caste system? | The Brahmin (priests), Kshatriyas (warrior kings), Vaishyas (merchants), and sudras (farmers, laborers) |
| What was the name of the British rule of India? | The Raj |
| When did the partition of India take place, it's division into two countries: Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. | 1947 |
| What Indian independence leader was known for his non-violent methods of protest? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Who was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498? | Vasco de Gama from Portugal |
| When was the Buddha born? | 550 BC |
| What geographic feature separates India from China and keeps the climate of northern India warm and moist? | The Himalayan Mountains |
| What Indian empire, the last Hindu dynasty to rule all of India, established the importance of zero and made advances in medicine and engineering during the Golden Age of Indian learning. | The Gupta Empire |
| What is the name for the seasonal prevailing wind in the region of Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest during the summer months and bringing rain (wet), or from the northeast in the winter months (dry)? | The monsoon |
| What Muslim majority country, formerly known as East Pakistan, gained independence from the rest of Pakistan in 1971 and lies on India's eastern border. | Bangladesh |
| What island nation on the southern tip of India, formerly known as Ceylon, became the only remaining home of Buddhism in India and is the original source of the spice Cinnamon? | Sri Lanka |
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