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217875812What is the Bhagavad-Gita?The most sacred Indian text0
217875813Who is the greatest warrior in Indian legend?Arjuna. Additionally, There is a tale told that in battle he slumped down into his chariot and refused to fight, then he was persuaded by a God named Krishna and permitted to see the true form of God.1
217875814What word can describe Indian culture in both ancient and modern times?Diversity2
217875815In Indian culture do they have one social class?No. They have an intricate working of social classes.3
217875816Polytheistic or monotheistic?Polytheistic. Worship "thousands" of gods4
217875817the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Vedas, and Upanishads are all what?Indian religious documents. These were transferred orally long before being written down.5
217875818Important Geological featuresHimilayas, Indian Ocean, Hindu Kush, Thar Deser, Ganges and Indus River, (Tibetan mountains are the base of these rivers), Vindhya mountains, Deccan (rocky plateau), Kerala (tropical strip of land), Coromandel Coast.6
217875819When does monsoon season begin?June7
217875820What crops are grown in India?Rice, Wheat, Barley, and Millet8
217875821Where is rice grown? Where is wheat barley and millet grown?Rice in the Ganges Delta, Everthing Else is elsewhere in India9
217875822How did the Indus Valley civilization collapse around 1900 BCE?Environmental Crisis10
217875823When was the Vedic Age?1500 to 500 BCE11
217875824Why is it called the Vedic Age?It is named after the Vedas text that describes, and is the only information we have about this age. The foundations for Indian Civilation is laid in this age.12
217875825When did Indo-European nomadic people come to northwest India?Near 1500 BCE13
217875826What was the family system for India?Patriarchal14
217875827What were the life of warriors like?Lazy, they gambled, raced chariots, fought, got drunk, and ate a lot15
217875828Where did settlers move after 1000 BCE?Eastward into the Ganges Plain.16
217875829What new technology came?Iron tools17
217875830Why did the population grow?Because of the use of iron tools in agriculture18
217875831Which two groups are said to have a bitter rivalry?Aryas and Dasas19
217875832Where did the Dasas live?South and Central India20
217875833Where did the Aryas live?Northern India21
217875834What are the four social classes?Brahmin- priests and scholars, Kshatriya- warriors and officials, Vaishya-merchants artisans landowners, Shudra- peasants and laborers22
217875835What was the fifth social class? (later on)The Untouchables23
217977318What happened to the social classes after 700 BCE?People who objected to the hierarchy of classes retreated to the forest.24
217977319What did the forests serve as?Refuge and freedom from societal constraints25
217977320What is yoga?the individual pursuit of insight into the nature of the self and the univers through physical and mental discipline26
217977321what is moksha?liberation, when one reaches the peak of wisdom and knowledge27
217977322Upanishadsa collection of more than one hundred mystical dialogues between teachers and disciples28
217977323What two religions threatened the Vedic religion?Jainism and Buddhism29
217977324What did the followers of Jainism practice and believe in?that all life was holy and they practiced strict nonviolence. some practiced nudity and asceticism(extreme self-denial)30
217977325Who was Buddha?Siddhartha Guatama or "The Enlightened One"31
217977326What are the 4 Noble Truths?1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering arises from desire 3. The solution to suffering lies in curbing desire 4. Desire can be curbed if a person follows the "Eightfold Path"32
217977327What was the ultimate reward of Buddhism?Nirvana; meaning "snuffing out the flame"33
217977328What is a stupa?Large mound that symbolizes the univers34
217977329What was a bodhisattvas?Someone who had achieved enlightenment and chose to be reincarnated to help others reach salvation35
217977330Buddhism split into what two groups?Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism36
217977331What did the Vedic religion evolve into?Hinduism (which means "What the indians do")37
217977332Who is Vishnu?Hindu god, the preserver, who helps his devotees in time of need38
217977333Who is ShivaHundu representation of creation and destruction and the circle of life39
217977334What did Hundu's deem to be especially sacred?Rivers and flowing water, especially the Ganges river. Liked to associated their holy places with flowing water40
217977335The stages of the Ideal Life Cycle for a young man1. The young man becomes a student and studies the sacred texts 2. Then becomes a householder, marries, has children, and acquires material wealth 3. When his grandchildren are born, he gives up home and family and becomes a forest dweller, meditating on the nature and meaning of existence 4. He abandons his personal identity altogether and becomes a wandering ascetic awaiting death41
217977336Which won, Hinduism or Buddhism?Hinduism because it responded to the needs of the people, Buddhism demanded to much42

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