Ancient India
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| 4778147928 | When was cotton cultivated? | c. 2000 BCE | 0 | |
| 4778147929 | What are the two city states we use as examples? | Harappah and Mohenjo-Daro | 1 | |
| 4778147930 | What does Mohenjo-Daro mean? | City of the Dead | 2 | |
| 4778147931 | What are two other words for India? | Subcontinent and South Asia | 3 | |
| 4778147932 | At first, what is the main ethnic group living in Ancient India? | Dravidians | 4 | |
| 4778147933 | Who did the Indian's trade with? | Egypt and Mesopotamia | 5 | |
| 4778147934 | When was the sudden collapse of the Indus River Valley? | c. 1500 BCE | 6 | |
| 4778147935 | How did the Indus River Valley collapse? | Earthquake or terrible flood | 7 | |
| 4778147936 | What was happening at the same time as the Vedic Age? | New Kingdom (Egypt), Assyrians/Persians (Mesopotamia), Zhou Dynasty (China), Olmec (Latin America) | 8 | |
| 4778147937 | Who were the Aryans? | Light skinned, indo-european migrants | 9 | |
| 4778147938 | What are "pastoralists?" | People who are dependent on cattle to take them places | 10 | |
| 4778147939 | What does "Maharaja" mean? | Greater Prince | 11 | |
| 4778147940 | What language evolved from the Aryans? | Sanskrit | 12 | |
| 4778147941 | What did the Aryans introduce to the world when they came to India? | Racism | 13 | |
| 4778147942 | How many Vedas are there? | Four | 14 | |
| 4778147943 | What is the most important Veda? | Rigveda | 15 | |
| 4778147944 | What are the Upanishads? | "Sparknotes" of the Vedas | 16 | |
| 4778147945 | What is the Mahabhabarata? | The world's longest poem located in the Rigveda; contains the code of ethics | 17 | |
| 4778147946 | What is the code of ethics in India? | Dharma, karma, and reincarnation | 18 | |
| 4778147947 | When is the first time India has an actual code of law? | When the British take over | 19 | |
| 4778147948 | How does Hinduism compare to Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism? | All 4 have a prophet that created a holy text. | 20 | |
| 4778147949 | Which came first: Vedas or Hinduism? | Vedas | 21 | |
| 4778147950 | What is Varna? | Social Hierarchy (caste system) | 22 | |
| 4778147951 | What is the order of the caste system? | Highest to lowest: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Pariahs | 23 | |
| 4778147952 | Who are the Brahmins? | The priests | 24 | |
| 4778147953 | Who are the Kshatriyas? | The warriors | 25 | |
| 4778147954 | Who are the Vaishyas? | Middle class artisans and merchants | 26 | |
| 4778147955 | Who are the Shudras? | Laborers (farmers) | 27 | |
| 4778147956 | Who are the Pariahs? | "Untouchables" (trash collectors/dead body collectors) | 28 | |
| 4778147957 | What part of the body do each caste represent? | Brahmins: Head Kshatriyas: Arms Vaishyas: Hands Shudras: Feet Untouchables: none | 29 | |
| 4778147958 | What is a Jati? | A subcaste made by groups of economic functions | 30 | |
| 4778147959 | What did the Indian's do with the dead bodies? | Cremate them | 31 | |
| 4778147960 | What is sati? | When the widow commits suicide by throwing herself in the flames of her deceased husband's cremation fire | 32 | |
| 4778147961 | When was the Mauryan Dynasty? | c. 4th century BCE | 33 | |
| 4778147962 | Who does Chandragupta get credit for defeating? | Alexander the Great | 34 | |
| 4778147963 | What did Chandragupta unify? | Northern India | 35 | |
| 4778147964 | How did Chandragupta govern his territory? | Divided it into provinces then districts | 36 | |
| 4778147965 | What are abdicates? | When you voluntarily give up political authority | 37 | |
| 4778147966 | What is ahisma? | The practice of nonviolence | 38 | |
| 4778147967 | What two religions practice nonviolence? | Buddhism and Jainism | 39 | |
| 4778147968 | What religion does Chandragupta convert to? | Jainism | 40 | |
| 4778147969 | What is the capital of the Mauryan Dynasty? | Pataliputra | 41 | |
| 4778147970 | What does ascetic mean? | Self sacrifice to show dedication to your religion | 42 | |
| 4778147971 | Who is Chandragupta's political advisor? | Kautilya | 43 | |
| 4778147972 | What is Arthashastra? | A political treatise | 44 | |
| 4778147973 | What is Arthashastra compared to? | 14th century "The Prince" | 45 | |
| 4778147974 | Who was Asoka? | The grandson of Chandragupta | 46 | |
| 4778147975 | How many (appr.) people died in the Battle of Kalinga? | appr. 150000 deaths | 47 | |
| 4778147976 | What religion does Asoka convert to after the Battle of Kalinga? | Buddhism | 48 | |
| 4778147977 | What group converted the most to Buddhism? | Low caste hindus | 49 | |
| 4778147978 | Why were massive road systems built under Asoka? | To ease Buddhist pilgrimages (and trade/communication improved as a result) | 50 | |
| 4778147979 | What were the greatest artistic expressions built during Asoka's rule? | The pillar edicts that had Buddhist principles written on them (40-50 ft tall) | 51 | |
| 4778147980 | What do the 4 lions on the top of the pillars Asoka made represent? | Courage, intelligence, power, and confidence | 52 | |
| 4778147981 | What is the most famous stupa? | Sanchi | 53 | |
| 4778147982 | What scientific achievements did Indians add to the world? | Arabic numeral system, the world is a sphere, matter is 5 elements | 54 | |
| 4778147983 | What returned during the power vacuum after Asoka? | Tribalism | 55 | |
| 4778147984 | What trade does India facilitate? | Trade b/w Romans and Hans | 56 | |
| 4778147985 | What does India contribute in trade? | Spices and cotton | 57 | |
| 4778147986 | Who was the first buddha? | Siddhartha Gautama | 58 | |
| 4778147987 | What is the fundamental cause of suffering? | Desire | 59 | |
| 4778147988 | How many Noble Truths are there? | 4 | 60 | |
| 4778147989 | What did the Eightfold Path teach us? | How to achieve Nirvana | 61 | |
| 4778147990 | What is the symbol for Buddhism? | The wheel | 62 | |
| 4778147991 | What are the two main types of Buddhism? | Therevada and Mahayana | 63 | |
| 4778147992 | What does Therevada mean? | The lesser vehicle | 64 | |
| 4778147993 | What does Mahayana mean? | The greater vehicle | 65 | |
| 4778147994 | Who are Badhisattvas? | Individuals who have achieved enlightenment but chose to come back to teach others how to reach nirvana | 66 | |
| 4778147995 | What is Monasticism? | The practice of men and women who devote their lives to a god | 67 | |
| 4778147996 | What two religions practice monasticism? | Christianity and Buddhism | 68 | |
| 4778147997 | What was the Great Bath used for? | Religious rituals | 69 |
