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Ancient India Quest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mohenjo-Daro | -A city on the Indus River |
| Himalayas | -A mountain range on India's Northern Border |
| Nirvana | -The ultimate goal in Hindus and Buddhist beliefs |
| Mauryas | -The first Indian Emperors |
| Sanskrit- | The classical Indian language which came from languages spoken by the Indo-Europeans |
| Karma | -The effects of good or bad deeds in this life and the next |
| Brahamin | -The highest class in Indian Society |
| Rajah | -A king of a small Indian Kingdom |
| Ashoka | -Mauyra king who built the Buddhist Nation |
| Samsara | -In Hinduism, the belief in the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. |
| The Buddha believed that _________________ ended people's suffering. | -Enlightenment - the realization of the true nature of reality, leading to liberation from suffering (samsara) and the cycle of rebirth, ultimately achieving Nirvana |
| Buddhism's Eightfold Path is similar to Hindium's belief of ____________________. | -Dharma - your moral responsibilities and duties. |
| What are the four noble truths? | - All living things must suffer. - Suffering, which is caused by a desire to live, leads to reincarnation. -The goal of all existence is to end the endless cycle of reincarnation and to reach Nirvana. -Nirvana is attained through an Eightfold Path. |
| A person of which caste would likely say, "I have been learning about battle. My father is showing me how to use different kinds of weapons." | -Kshatriyas |
| One reason Siddhartha came up with the idea of the "middle way" was..... | -Neither extreme wealth nor poverty suited him |
| Why did the king keep Siddhartha in the palace? | -So he would not see suffering |
| Veda is a Sanskrit word. What does it tell you about Hindu values? | -Hinduism values knowledge |
| What is the Eightfold Path?- | A set of practical guidelines for living |
| Key features of India's geography... | -kept them separated from the rest of the word for most of history. |
| Ashoka's goal for announcing that people who be put in jail if there was a good reason was..... | -maintaining justice |
| Which god is referred to as "the destroyer?" | -Shiva |
| ____________________ referred to the Hindu god that was kind and concerned with people's welfare. | -Vishnu |
| What are the Vedas? | -A collection of sacred texts in Hinduism that include hymns and prayers. |
| Which king was part of the Maurya Family and spread Buddhist ideas? | -Ashoka |
| Which edict did the king of the Maurya empire promote? | -Justice |
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