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| 5159539253 | sanskrit | What is the language of India? | 0 | |
| 5159552784 | Indo-Aryan | a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European group of languages, also called Indic, and spoken in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Their languages are descended from Sanskrit, the sacred language of Hinduism | 1 | |
| 5159622469 | Vedas | a collection of religious literature preserving the traditions and religious beliefs of the Indians | 2 | |
| 5159884573 | India | Where did Hinduism originate? | 3 | |
| 5159894498 | Brahman | the great god of Hinduism or the world soul. (in Hinduism) | 4 | |
| 5159905742 | atman | the soul of each individual person, identical in its substance to Brahman, the universal power, Thus each individual soul is part of the great soul of the universe. (each soul will experience reincarnation (samsara) in a series of bodies, until it is purged of its attachments to the physical world) (in Hinduism) | 5 | |
| 5159910246 | samsara | the process and cycle of living, dying, and being reborn (reincarnation) (in Hinduism) | 6 | |
| 5159912597 | maya | illusion. the manifest world in which we appear to live is only illusion; there is a reality beyond what we experience here on earth (in Hinduism) | 7 | |
| 5159915359 | dharma | the duty of each person, determined in large part by his or her caste (in Hinduism) | 8 | |
| 5159918442 | karma | the doctrine that actions have their own appropriate consequences. a person's actions carry their own rewards (or punishments) because they set the directions of his or her life (in Hinduism) | 9 | |
| 5159947361 | Brahman | At the death of someone's final body, the atman (soul) is released to its union with the ___________. (in Hinduism) | 10 | |
| 5159970159 | wheel of life | What is the cycle of rebirths called? | 11 | |
| 5159972479 | world soul | The purpose of man is to be reunited to the _______ _________. | 12 | |
| 5160002607 | Siddhartha Guatama | Who founded Buddhism? | 13 | |
| 5160006256 | India | Where did Buddhism originate? | 14 | |
| 5160152011 | mudra | a hand gesture with specific meaning or significance in Indian classical sculpture and dance. one specific mudra, of example, indicates teaching another fearlessness, another revelation, etc. | 15 | |
| 5160374632 | Chandragupta Maurya | Who created the first strong empire in India? | 16 | |
| 5160379193 | Chandragupta Maurya | Who created the Mauryan empire? | 17 | |
| 5162120492 | Asoka | Who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and extended the Mauryan empire to include all but the souther tip of India? | 18 | |
| 5162133944 | Asoka | What emperor promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia? | 19 | |
| 5162389772 | guilds | a sworn association people who gather for some common purpose, usually economic. ______ of craftsmen or merchants were formed in order to protect and further the members' professional interests and for mutual aid. | 20 | |
| 5162420964 | 4th | What century CE did the Gupta Empire rise? | 21 | |
| 5162457408 | Gupta | In what empire did art, architecture, literature, and science flourish? | 22 | |
| 5162460355 | Gupta | What empire was the Golden Age of learning in India? (Sanskrit language and Hindu philosophy resurged and there were Buddhist and Hindu academies) | 23 | |
| 5162468736 | Gupta | In what empire did Hinduism surpass Buddhism and Sanskrit was used frequently and revised? | 24 | |
| 5162475817 | 1206 | What year did Islam invade India? | 25 | |
| 5171019722 | Mauryan | under what Indian empire was the Brahmin (priest) caste reduced, making merchants happy? | 26 | |
| 5171786210 | adivasis | "original inhabitants." The aboriginal peoples of the Indian subcontinent, who are outside the caste system and live somewhat separately from the rest of society, generally in remote places. Previously referred to as "tribals," they are today sometimes referred to as canvases, or forest dwellers | 27 | |
| 5230626865 | Kalidasa | a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Hindu Puranas | 28 | |
| 5230648443 | Funan | Located in southeast Asia. the Gupta Dynasty spread Indian culture there, especially their religion. Hindu temples are found there. They adopted the Sanskrit language (but was never an Indian province) | 29 | |
| 5230652616 | Angkor Wat | temple located in Cambodia. It was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. | 30 | |
| 5439663156 | Chandragupta Maurya | Who united India into its first empire? | 31 | |
| 5439667940 | family | Loyalty to one's __________ and caste is a very important factor to Indian citizens | 32 | |
| 5439674877 | Sanskrit | What language did the Aryans bring to the Indus River Valley? | 33 | |
| 5439676963 | 3rd | In what century BCE did Asoka rule? (Asoka=Mauryan emperor) | 34 | |
| 5439687118 | Hinduism | What was the dominant religion in the Gupta Empire? (320-500) | 35 | |
| 5439714180 | Brahaman | The great god of Hinduism is ____________, or the "world soul" | 36 | |
| 5439716171 | Gupta | Which empire brought about a golden age of learning and a resurgence of Hinduism? (hint: it occurred in 4th century CE) | 37 |
