Chapter 3 Sections 1 & 2
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| 254435908 | How many Languages? | India has 110 Languages. | 1 | |
| 254435909 | How many dialects | India has 1000 dialects. | 2 | |
| 254435910 | Geographic areas of India include Mountains, name the mountain range. | The Himalya Mountain Range. | 3 | |
| 254435911 | Geographic areas of India include a certain river, name the holy river.. | The Ganges River. | 4 | |
| 254435912 | Geographic areas of India include dry hilly plateaus, name the plateaus. | The Deccan. | 5 | |
| 254435913 | Geographic areas of India include lush coastal plains, name the lush coastal plains. | The Ghats | 6 | |
| 254435914 | What describes the landscape of India? | Red-tinted Mostly tinted Not like Middle East Planted trees in city | 7 | |
| 254435915 | What defines a Summer monsoon? | Blows in warm, moist air from the southwest. | 8 | |
| 254435916 | What defines a Winter Monsoon? | Blows in cold dry air from the northeast | 9 | |
| 254435917 | Can a Monsoon help or hurt? | Can help, hurt, destroy crops depending on when they come. | 10 | |
| 254435918 | Characteristics of an Old City... | Poop on street Stands Cows | 11 | |
| 254435919 | Characteristics of a New City... | Free ways Billboards Westernized Sky scrapers Malls Car dealerships | 12 | |
| 254435920 | Name the path Indo-Europeans arrived into India. | Across the Hindu Kush mountain range - Indus Valley - across the Ganges, through the Deccan. Soon controlled most of India | 13 | |
| 254435921 | When did Aryans arrive in India? | What happened in 1500BCE ? | 14 | |
| 254435922 | When was the Sanskrit languaage developed? | What happened in 1000BCE? | 15 | |
| 254435923 | These Aryan princes did what? | Rajas controlled small estates—fought each other | 16 | |
| 254435924 | Many early Aryans were what? | Farmers and Warriors. | 17 | |
| 254435925 | Origin of the Caste system. | "Out of the class of the conqueror and conquered came a set of social institutions and class divisions that has lasted in India, with only minor changes, to the present day." p. 75 | 18 | |
| 254435926 | Define Caste System | A set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person's occupation and economic potential as well as his or her position in society. | 19 | |
| 254435927 | Level one (1) of the Caste System | Brahmans—Priests | 20 | |
| 254435928 | Level two (2) of the Caste System | Kshatriyas—Warriors | 21 | |
| 254435929 | Level three (3) of the Caste System | Vaisyas—merchants, commoners | 22 | |
| 254435930 | Level four (4) of the Caste System | Sudras—not Aryans—peasants; manual labor; limited rights | 23 | |
| 254435931 | NOT considered as part of the Caste System | Pariahs or Untouchables—not considered part of the caste system. Given menial, degrading tasks. | 24 | |
| 254435932 | Life of Untouchables | Collect trash; handle dead bodies; etc. Not considered human Considered harmful to members of the other classes No Indian would touch or eat food handled by an one Required to tap sticks together so others could hear they were approaching. | 25 | |
| 254435933 | Family traits of Ancient India | > Men basically had all the power > Households = grandparents, children, grandchildren > Divorce not allowed unless first wife could not produce children > Wives were to throw themselves on the burning pile of their dead husbands | 26 | |
| 254435934 | List the 4 things Aryans brought to Indian culture | Language: Sanskrit Caste System Family Ideals Religion: Hinduism | 27 | |
| 254435935 | What was the name of the Aryan peoples' religious beliefs | Hinduism | 28 | |
| 254435936 | What was/is the goal of Hinduism? | It was/is the duty of the person to seek to know this ultimate reality to become one with Brahman. | 29 | |
| 254435937 | Who or what is Brahma? | The ultimate, single force; ultimate reality or God according to Hindus. | 30 | |
| 254435938 | The books of Hinduism. | Vedas: collection of hymns and religious ceremonies that were passed down (Rig-Veda: oldest collection) | 31 | |
| 254435939 | What are the Vedas? | A collection of hymns and religious ceremonies | 32 | |
| 254435940 | The oldest Veda collection? | The Rig-Veda | 33 | |
| 254435941 | Path to Brahma | Do your Dharma, Increase your Karma, Increase your Varna, re-incarnate OR Reach Moksha: oneness with the Brahman god | 34 | |
| 254435942 | What is Moksha? | Oneness with the Brahman god | 35 | |
| 254435943 | Dharma | divine law: duty | 36 | |
| 254435944 | Do a good job it will increase your , what? | Karma | 37 | |
| 254829849 | What is Reincarnation ? | What is the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death | 38 | |
| 254829850 | What is Yoga | The way to achieve union with Brahma | 39 | |
| 254829851 | How many main gods are in Hinduism | Three main gods/goddesses | 40 | |
| 254829852 | Brahma, Vishnu, Siva | The 3 main god/goddesses | 41 | |
| 254829853 | Who is the 'creator' god of Hinduism? | Brahma | 42 | |
| 254829854 | Who is the 'Destroyer' god of Hinduism? | Siva | 43 | |
| 254829855 | Who is the 'Preserver' god of Hinduism? | Vishnu | 44 | |
| 254829856 | The oldest religion to develop in INdia was... | Hinduism (80.5%) | 45 | |
| 254829857 | India s also the birthplace of... | Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Sikhism religions | 46 | |
| 254829858 | Three religions also a part of life in India... | Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%) and Judaism | 47 | |
| 254829859 | Who was the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gautama | 48 | |
| 254829860 | Siddhartha Gautama | Buddha or Enlightened One | 49 | |
| 254829861 | What spurred Siddartha Gautama to develope Buddhism? | Never saw suffering or desire until one day he realized it existed and wanted to find a way to deal with it. Left his family and wealth and sought to find the truth. Eventually became "enlightened". | 50 | |
| 254829862 | One of the three (3) Buddhism principle teaches to 'Let go' of what and why? | Your worldly desires and possessions and pain and sorrow will be forgotten. | 51 | |
| 254829863 | One of the three (3) Buddhism principle teaches to 'Achieve' of what and why? | Wisdom is the key to reach NIRVANA: ultimate reality | 52 | |
| 254829864 | One of the three (3) Buddhism principle teaches if you follow the first two principles, then.. | You can have the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul. | 53 | |
| 254829865 | 1st of the 4 noble truths | Life is full of suffering | 54 | |
| 254829866 | 2nd of the 4 noble truths | Suffering is caused by desire | 55 | |
| 254829867 | 3nd of the 4 noble truths | End desire and selfishness and end suffering | 56 | |
| 254829868 | 4th of the 4 noble truths | End desire by following the Eightfold Path | 57 | |
| 254829869 | What is the common beleif of both Hinduism and Buddhism | Reincarnation | 58 | |
| 254829870 | Traits of Hinduism | Many gods/goddess Caste System Only top level could reach Brahma Religion Reincarnation | 59 | |
| 254829871 | Traits of Buddhism | No gods/goddesses No formal structure Anyone could reach Nirvana Philosophy Reincarnation | 60 | |
| 254829872 | Theravada School | They see Buddhism as a way of life; not a religion that is centered on individual salvation | 61 | |
| 254829873 | Mahayana School | They see Buddhism as a religion; not a philosophy. Buddha is a divine figure. Through devotion to the Buddha, people can achieve salvation in this heaven after death. | 62 | |
| 254829874 | Eventually these sects died out in India but spread throughout China, Korea, Southeast Asia and Japan. | Theravade & Mahayana | 63 |
