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Asoka built many what?: Stupas
Asoka Expanded the empire to it greatest what?: Greatest Size
Asoka urged his people to do what?: Urged his people to live in peace
Believed in what?: Reincarnation
Brahman means what?: Supreme force that unites everything
Define Brahma: Creator
Define Marriage in the Caste System: You could not marry outside your Caste
Define Meals in the Caste System: You could not eat with other Caste classes
Define Shiva: Destroyer
Define Vishnu: Preserver
Define: Upanishads: Oral teachings
Define: Vedas: Books of spells, prayers, hymns
Developed a written language called what?: Sanskrit
Dravidians?: Enemies of the Aryans
During the Gupta Empire, what religion became popular?: Hinduism
Each tribe had a leader name......?: Rajah
Economy was based on?: Agriculture and trade
First planned cities in history built what type of fortresses?: Walled Fortresses
First planned cities in history had what type of sewer system?: extensive sewer systems
First planned cities in history had what type of streets?: Had very wide streets
First planned cities in history had what types of city blocks?: Symmetrical city blocks
Hindus believe in the law of what?: Karma
Hindus believe in what?: Brahman
Hindus believe that every individual has a soul called?: Atman
How long does freeing the soul from individual existence take?: Takes more than one lifetime
In 1500 BC, Aryan invaders conquered the Indus River Valley by traveling through what?: The Khyber Pass (a pathway through the mountains)
Indian art usually reflected what?: Religious Themes
Indian Works usually resembled what?: Gods, animals, or pictures of Buddha
List the four points of the "Middle Way": 1.) They include virtuous deeds 2.) Proper Speech 3.) Knowledge 4.) Meditation
Main god was who, and was known as?: Indra, the warrior God
Most Aryans lived in ...... families?: extended families
Name the Four Nobble Truths: 1.) Suffering and misery are universal 2.) Desire cause suffering and misery 3.) The way to end suffering to to overcome desire (Nirvana) 4.) To achieve Nirvana, Follow the "Middle Way"
Name the three regions of the India subcontinent?: 1.) The northern plain 2.) The Deccan Plateau 3.) The Coastal Plain
Name the three things Sidhartha Guatama did when he went on his legendary quest?: A.) Gave away all his money B.) Left his Family C.) Subjected himself to pain and suffering
Name two major cities in the Indus River Valley?: Harappa and Mohenjo cities
One day, Guatama changed his name to what?: Buddha
Over time, what became very complex and restrictive?: The Caste System
People were.......? (Religion): Polytheistic
Science and technolgy flourished under what Empire?: The Gupta Empire
Spell the Aryans Priest?: BRAHMANS
Spell the term that means Enemies of the Aryans?: DRAVIDIANS
The Aryan social scale developed into what?: The Caste System
The Aryan social scale had how many classes, and who was at the top of these classes?: 4 classes, with priests (Brahmans) at the top
The Aryans divided themselves into.....?: Tribes
The coastal plains lie along where?: The narrow eastern and western coasts of India
The Deccan Plateau is bordered on both sides by the what?: Eastern and Western Ghats
The Deccan Plateu suffers from many.....? What is very difficult?: Droughts, Farming is very difficult
The Decimal System came under what Empire?: The Gupta Empire
The goal of Hindus is what?: Is to free their soul from individualism and reunite it with the universal soul.
The Gupta Empire came to be known as?: The Golden Age
The Gupta Empire developed the concept of what?: Zero
The Maurya Empire built many what?: Roads
The Maurya Empire Capital City was?: Pataliputra
The Maurya Empire Divided empire into what?: Provinces which were headed by governors
The Maurya Empire founder was?: Chandragupta
The Maurya Empire Traded with what cities?: Hellenistic cities of the west and China in the East
The most impressive Indian Works of art are found where?: Are found on caves walls at Ajanta
True/ False: Rajah was not worshiped as a god?: True
Under Hindu law, Polygram was very what?: common
Under Hindu Law, who were valued more: Sons or Daughters?: Sons
Under Hindu laws, the lives of women were?: Restricted
Under the Gupta Empire, medicines came from where?: Plants and Animals
What came to be in the Caste System?: An untouchable class developed
What empire came to power in 320 CE?: Gupta Empire
What happened to Widows under Hindu Law?: Widows were ignored and lived in isolation
What is largely based on the caste system?: Hinduism
What is part of a larger, universal soul?: Atman
What is the Middle Way?: Is a list of guidelines to be followed throughout life
What religion did Asoka become and why?: Became a Buddhist because he did not like hatred and killing
What separates the Deccan Plateau from the northern plains?: Vindhya Mountains
What three rivers run through the Northern Plain?: Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra Rivers
What was the status of women as the Aryan civilization grew?: Women declined
What were two major Religions that helped influence early civilizations of southern Asia?: Hinduism and Buddhism
Who checked on the honesty of officials?: Spies
Who controlled India from about 321 BCE to 150 BCE?: The Maurya Empire
Who creates the law Dogma?: Priests or Brahmans
Who helped Rajah's make decisions?: Councils
Who invaded and conquered the Gupta Empire in the late 400's?: The Huns
Who was Kalidasa?: Was a brilliant Poet and Playwright
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?: Was a wealthy warrior who set out to find the true cause of pain and suffering
Who was the greatest of the Maurya Kings?: Asoka
Women had to pay what to the grooms family?: "Dowry"
Women were to obey who?: Your Husband