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INDIA

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What are the cities of the Harappan Civilization? Mohendo Daro, Harappa
Where is the Harappan Civilization located? around the Indius River Valley
What did the Harappan Civilization invent? The 1st writing system, big cities, bathrooms with indoor pluming, tools, system of weight & measures, and clay pots with stamped seals
Where did the Aryans come from, and what did they do and invent? from Central Asia,they are skilled warriors using chariots,Religious Writings- Vedas,they did not have big cities, Political system governed by Raja, Sankrit- the important language of ancient India, and they practiced Brahmanism.
What are the Indian Empires and thir rulers? MAURYAN EMPIRE: Chandragupta Maurya, and Asoka Maurya. GUPTA EMPIRE: United India, Candra Gupta I, Candra Gupta II.
What is the Gupta Empire's most popular religion? Hinduism
What are the achievements in India? Temples, painting and sculpture, Sankrit Literature, Scientific Advances, metallurgy- metalworking + alloys, MATHEMATICS: number ZERO, Hindu-arabic numerals, MEDICAL SCIENCES: inoculation, surgery, ASTRONOMY: Indians knew 7 of 9 planets
What are India's 2 main religions? Buddhism and Hinduism
What covers the Northern border part of India? The Himalayas mountain range
What is the sacred text in India? Bhangavid Gita
What do you know about Buddhism? - Buddhism doesn't follow the caste system - Buddhism formed because it scares away suffering emotions - It is definitally different from Hinduism - Diwali
What do you know about Hinduism? - follows the caste system - does "namaste" - Diwali
Who founded Buddhism? --------------------- Prince Siddhartha Gautama
What sacred text did the Aryans make? Vedas- 4 sacred texts (very important religious text)
What was Janism based on? Janism is based on Mahavira.
what did Janism "MOSTLY" "MOSTLY" based on? Non-Violence
What is the passing of the soul from person to person? recarnation
How does your Varna determine to? By your birth.
Who invented Hinduism? A group of people with many ideas.
What is a type of weather that forms seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons? Monsoons
What is a subcontinent? a large landmass that's smaller than a continent.
What is karma? the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.
What is fasting? going without food.
Who founded Janism? Jains
What is "NONVIOLENCE" in Sankrit? Ahimsa
Who was Gandhi? ------------------------------ A politcal leader
What is inculation? adding viruses (dead) into your body so the body could identify the alive virus and kill or destroy.
What's astronomy? the study of space mass.
What's a cidtadel? A fortress to protect the society.
Who was the top of the Varnas? Brahmins
Where are the untouchables? On the bottom.
What Varna is Siddhartha? Kshatriyas
Who spreaded buddhism around Asia? Asoka and his missionaries
What did Siddhartha see the 4 men? Old man, sick man, dead man, and Holy man
Why did Siddhartha form buddhism? Suffering goes away into joy
Siddhartha Gautama founded buddhism because____________________________. he doesn't want any suffering
Was Diwali celebrated in buddhism? Yes- because buddhism is related to hinduism
Chandragupta I formed ___________________. the Gupta Empire
Siddhartha didn't want to sacrafice animals because _______________________.--------------- that's suffering the animal's life
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