7624192407 | Hinduism | A religion that began in India and dates back to 1500 B.C., making it the world's oldest religion | 0 | |
7624326905 | Hindu Beliefs | Whose beliefs consist of believing in a single Divinity or supreme God that is present in everything called Brahma and also believe in other gods who are aspects of that supreme God such as Shiva, Shakti, and Ganesh? | 1 | |
7624445020 | Hindu Gods and Goddesses | What religion's Gods and Goddesses are very colorful and have many extra limbs and heads? | 2 | |
7624522908 | Reincarnation | The belief that the soul repeatedly goes through a cycle of being born into a body, dying, and being reborn again in a new body to perfect yourself, soul, or energy. | 3 | |
7624539067 | Karma (effect) | A force that determines the quality of each life. | 4 | |
7624545784 | Dharma (cause) | How well one behaved in a past life. | 5 | |
7624591180 | Moksha | Each time a Hindu soul is born into a better life, it has the opportunity to improve itself further, and get closer to ultimate liberation, what is this liberation called? | 6 | |
7657990558 | Varna (Hindu Caste System) | Braha (Priests and Scholars), Chetri Kshatriya (Ruler and Warrior), Vaishya (Merchant, Trader, and Artisans), Shudra (Farmer and Laborers), and untouchables (nobody wants to be around them) | 7 | |
7658083432 | The Vedas | Sacred writing which consists of collections of Sanskrit hymns. | 8 | |
7658104425 | Krishna | Brahma in human form | 9 | |
7658160585 | Indus Valley Civilization | A light-skinned, nomadic people from the Black Sea Region known as the Indo-Europeans or Aryans migrated to the Indian sub-continent | 10 | |
7658234840 | Sanskrit | Indo-European culture developed the language and literary form called? | 11 | |
7658286936 | Vedic Age | The early part of Indian History | 12 | |
7658318925 | Chandragupta Maurya | First rises to power in the Ganges River Basin | 13 | |
7684239462 | Brahma | God of Hinduism | 14 | |
7684272230 | Samsara | The nature of multiple lives in Hinduism and Buddhism | 15 | |
7684311458 | uniformed coined-money system, treatise of government, tox codes, adoption of sub-governments, and economic department | Mauryan Dynasty set up: | 16 | |
7684393270 | Ashoka | Adopted Buddhism midlife, thus establishing a more moderate and diverse empire | 17 | |
7684522249 | Siddhartha Gautama | The first Buddhist | 18 | |
7684549095 | Nirvana | "Moksha" Liberating your soul from suffering | 19 | |
7684561235 | The Middle Way | Do not live life in extremes | 20 | |
7684582216 | The Four Noble Truth | 1. Life is full of Suffering 2. Desire causes suffering 3. Stop suffering by stopping desire 4. The noble eightfold path leads you to Nirvana | 21 | |
7684649875 | Tripitaka | The holy book of Buddhism | 22 | |
7684683525 | Theravada | Traditional Buddhism which primarily spreads into East Asia and does not have a God | 23 | |
7684839045 | Gupta Empire | Mauryan Empire falls due to internal dynastic disputes and new Middle Eastern empires | 24 | |
7684850374 | Chandra Gupta | Establishes Gupta dynasty, models rule after Mauryan, conquers most of India, and creates India's "Golden Age" | 25 | |
7684901594 | Development of Gupta Institutions | Economic institutions, Political Institutions, Religious Institutions, Conquered by Huns by 550 C.E. | 26 | |
7708362233 | Silk Road | Network of roads connecting China to Rome and started in 200 B.C. for trade | 27 | |
7708457332 | Warring States Period | States in constant chaos with each other to try and create "One China" | 28 | |
7708475784 | Qin Dynasty | A dynasty lead by Shi Huangdi "First emperor" and conquered other city-states in the waning decades of the Warring states Period | 29 | |
7708662365 | Han Dynasty | A dynasty that is lead by Liu Bang and overthrew the Qin Dynasty and lead for 400 years. | 30 | |
7746865796 | Confucianism | An ethical system created by Confucius (Kongzi) near the end of the Zhou Dynasty or during the Warring States period. This is not a religion and is based upon the idea that every individual plays a necessary role for the greater societal good. | 31 | |
7747233039 | Daoism | Ethical system that promotes balance between extremes, and living simple within the balance of nature. | 32 | |
7747290145 | Han Dynasty | invented wood-pulp paper | 33 | |
7747377415 | Han Dynasty Fall | Caused by large expenses, governors keeping a majority of taxes, commoners avoiding military service, and natural disasters and bad harvest. | 34 | |
7773322214 | Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans (Rome) | These three ethnic groups inhabit the Italian peninsula | 35 | |
7773384119 | Twelve Tables (Rome) | Ancient legislation that served as foundation of constitution and posted in Forum so every Roman could view them. All free citizens had a right to the protection of the law and it was very similar to the Bill of Rights. | 36 | |
7773397315 | Rome | established the first Democratic Republic | 37 | |
7773428830 | Separation of Powers (Rome) | Co-equal branches of gov't that have control over different parts of the gov't | 38 | |
7773433611 | Senate (Rome) | Aristocratic branch that created laws and had administrative powers | 39 | |
7773439003 | Assemblies (Rome) | Plebeian legislators elected by plebeians according to where they live | 40 | |
7773476144 | Consols (Rome) | 2 officials that had the power of kings, commanded the military, and 1 year terms; couldn't serve until another 10 year passed | 41 | |
7773490595 | Praetors (Rome) | 8 judges who oversaw criminal and civil laws | 42 | |
7773496125 | Patricians (Rome) | Wealthy landlords who inherited their wealth and power. | 43 | |
7773501222 | Plebeians (Rome) | Middle class (merchants, farmers) who are gaining wealth and power | 44 |
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