AP World History-- INDIA Flashcards
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| 5087780092 | what two rivers are located in india? | Ganges, Indus | 0 | |
| 5087786535 | when is the monsoon | may to september | 1 | |
| 5087793509 | how much rain falls during may to september? | 85% | 2 | |
| 5087799590 | in may to september, which direction does the monsoon flow? | northwest | 3 | |
| 5087804847 | where was the harappan civilization located? | the Indus river valley | 4 | |
| 5087812324 | what was the harappan civilization established? | 3000 bc | 5 | |
| 5087820079 | when did the harappan civilization disappear? | 1700 bc | 6 | |
| 5087826015 | when did the indo-aryans migrate to india? | 1500 | 7 | |
| 5087832668 | how did the indo-aryans get into india? | over the the hindu kush mountains | 8 | |
| 5087837068 | what is the aryan word for 'river'? | sindu | 9 | |
| 5087839351 | what does 'aryan' mean? | of noble birth/race | 10 | |
| 5087919154 | how many holy books are in the vedas? | 4 | 11 | |
| 5087922074 | what did the aryan word for war mean? | desire for more cows | 12 | |
| 5087930090 | how did the aryans pass down their religion? | word of mouth | 13 | |
| 5087933060 | what form of writing did the aryans develop? | sanskrit | 14 | |
| 5087937450 | what was the end of the vedas called? | the upanishads | 15 | |
| 5087946661 | the vedic religion formed the basis of modern _______ | hinduism | 16 | |
| 5087953241 | what was the aryan chief called? | the Rajah | 17 | |
| 5087956214 | when was the vedic age? | 1500-1000 bc | 18 | |
| 5087965085 | when was the epic age? | 1000-500 bc | 19 | |
| 5087983423 | what was the war fought between two tribes on the banks pf the ganges river? | the mahabarata | 20 | |
| 5087987053 | what was the Lord's song (dialogue between krishna/warrior) | Bhagavad Gita | 21 | |
| 5087998174 | what is the most sacred text in Hinduism next to the vedas? | the Bhagavad Gita | 22 | |
| 5088011643 | what is the story of prince rama and princess sita? | the ramanyana | 23 | |
| 5088017305 | readers of the vedas were restricted to the ______ | upperclass | 24 | |
| 5088024710 | how many people practice hinduism | 400 million+ | 25 | |
| 5088032165 | what are the 6 basic beliefs of hinduism | --unity of all living things (brahman) --noninjury of all living things (ahimsa) -- many gods/goddesses are all faces of one true spirit (ie Brahma--creator, Vishna--preserver, Shiva--destroyer) --transmigration of souls (reincarnation) --spiritual law of the universe--good=good, bad=bad (karma) --ultimate goal in life is union with brahma (moksha) --belief in work without worrying about results | 26 | |
| 5088068623 | what is the unity of all living things called? | brahman | 27 | |
| 5088070806 | what is the noninjury of all living things called | ahimsa | 28 | |
| 5088072973 | who is brahma | the creator | 29 | |
| 5088072974 | who is vishna | the preserver | 30 | |
| 5088074639 | who is shiva | the destroyer | 31 | |
| 5088078682 | what is the transmigration of souls called | reincarnation | 32 | |
| 5088080917 | what is being one with brahma called | moksha | 33 | |
| 5088083385 | what is the spiritual law of the universe | karma | 34 | |
| 5088087744 | which jobs did the aryans take in the caste system | warriors/merchants/priests/farm owners | 35 | |
| 5088093698 | which jobs did the dravidians get in the caste system | farmers/animal herders/servants/artisans | 36 | |
| 5088102019 | how were jobs gotten in the caste system? | fathers passed their jobs to their sons | 37 | |
| 5088106175 | what are the four caste levels by 500bc? | --brahmans--priests/teachers of religion --kshatrias--rulers/warriors --vaisyas--farm owners/merchants --sudras--farmers/servatns/herders | 38 | |
| 5088123432 | what jobs did the brahmans have in the caste system? | priests/teachers of religion | 39 | |
| 5088128511 | what jobs did the kshatrias have in the caste system? | rulers/warriors | 40 | |
| 5088133284 | What jobs did the vaisyas have in the caste system? | farm owners/merchants | 41 | |
| 5088138056 | what jobs did the sudras have in the caste system? | farmers/servants/herders | 42 | |
| 5088153629 | how many castes developed from the original four? | over 2000 | 43 | |
| 5088183269 | who founded buddhism? | siddhartha gautma | 44 | |
| 5088187489 | why is there pain/suffering in the world? | --life is full of pain and suffering --pain/suffering are caused by selfish desire --you can end suffering when you end your desire --the way to end suffering is through the eightfold path | 45 | |
| 5088224722 | what is the eightfold path | --right view --right thought --right speech --right conduct --right livlihood --right effort --mindfulness --right concentration | 46 | |
| 5088239038 | what is right view | think through the eyes of buddha (ie w/ wisdom/compassion) | 47 | |
| 5088245279 | what is right thought | we are what we think; good thoughts make good character | 48 | |
| 5088251901 | what is right speech | speak kindly/nicely and people will trust you | 49 | |
| 5088256989 | what is right conduct | look at yourself before you criticize others, be nice | 50 | |
| 5088260423 | what is right livlihood | choose a job that doesn't hurt others | 51 | |
| 5088286895 | what is right effort | do ur best @ all times | 52 | |
| 5088290383 | what is mindfulness | be aware of your words/actions & how they affect others | 53 | |
| 5088298055 | what is right concentration | focus on only one thing at once, be quiet in urself | 54 | |
| 5088300182 | what is the ultimate goal of buddhism | nirVANNA | 55 | |
| 5088305531 | how does one obtain nirvanna | by getting rid of all selfish desires | 56 | |
| 5088312459 | buddhism broke away from ___________ | hinduism | 57 | |
| 5088315041 | what is the difference between religion and philosophy | gods/vs no gods | 58 | |
| 5088317608 | what is a stupa | a sacred mound in buddhism | 59 | |
| 5088321629 | what is theravada | a stricter form of buddhism, the original teachings | 60 | |
| 5088326437 | who founded jainism | mahavira | 61 | |
| 5088355842 | when was jainism founded | 5th century bc | 62 | |
| 5088365775 | how did jainism integrate the caste system? | they rejected it | 63 | |
| 5088371519 | what moral beliefs did jains hold | doN;T KILL ANYHTIGN, NOT EvEN A BUG | 64 | |
| 5088421213 | When did alexander the great live???????????????!? | 320 bce | 65 | |
| 5088436985 | who drove alexander the great out of india? | Chandragupta Murga | 66 | |
| 5088443727 | what part of india was the Mauryan empire in? | Northern india | 67 | |
| 5088446267 | when did the mauryan empire reach its height? | under Asoka | 68 | |
| 5088455183 | who wrote the first known handbook on ruling a large empire? | Kautilya (adviser to Chandragupta Murga) | 69 | |
| 5088478515 | who established the mauryan empire? | Chandragupta Murga | 70 | |
| 5088482324 | when did the mauryan empire fall? | 232 bce | 71 | |
| 5088485986 | where were the three kingdoms of tamil | southern india | 72 | |
| 5088488311 | how did the three kingdoms of tamil interact | they fought a lot | 73 | |
| 5088493515 | how long was india in turmoil after the collapse of the mauryan empire? | like 500 years | 74 | |
| 5088502703 | when was the golden age of hinduism? | during the gupta empire | 75 | |
| 5088507080 | who brought on the gupta empire | Chandra__Gupta | 76 | |
| 5088520321 | wwhen was the second classic age? | during the GUPTA EMPIRE | 77 | |
| 5088524681 | who brought down the gupta empire | the Hunas (from asia, cousins of the huns) | 78 | |
| 5088533841 | what spread indian culture/religion (ESPECIALLY BUDDHISM) throughout asia? | the silk road (ie trade) | 79 | |
| 5088542616 | WhAT did india trade for other goods? | cotton/gems/spices | 80 | |
| 5088548937 | what goods did india import? | gold/silk/horses | 81 | |
| 5088555382 | what sciences came from asia? | banking /astronomy | 82 |