Chapter 5: Ancient India

Hinduism is based on the four...

Followers of Mahayana Buddhism follow the Buddha's teachings exactly.

A major river flowing out of the Himalayas is the...

In Buddhism, a person's caste was...

What happened after the Mauryans took control of India?

The process of a soul being reborn in a new body is...

Vedic texts contained the same sacred hymns as the Vedas.

A large landmass, smaller than a continent is...

Vedic texts were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas.

In Hinduism, the form one is reborn into depends on one's...

The mountains of northern India are called the...

The Aryan system of government was ruled by a king.

The Buddha says, "Priests are necessary to help people reach salvation"

The force created by a person's actions is...

Interacting with people of different castes was of the highest importance to Indian society.

Going without food is...

This Buddhist temple is called a ....

The science of working with metals is...

The Buddha says, "Suffering comes from not having what one wants"

What happened after the Guptas took control of India?

Asoka was a ruler of the Gupta empire.

Between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure is...

Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus is...

Over time, Hindu temples became more basic and simplistic.

Helping people from lower castes to rise up was of the highest importance to Indian society.

Over time, Hindu temples became more complex and ornate.

Paintings of the Buddha and his life were forbidden in temples.

A segment of Indian society not belonging to a caste...

The Mahabharata is written in which language...

Hindu-Arabic numerals are no longer used today.

The Aryan system of government had priests who ruled as gods.

The Vedas were based on the teachings in the Vedic texts.

The Indus River Valley is located in modern day...

The Buddha says, "Unhappiness is caused by wanting to keep what one likes"

The Aryan system of government was based on local leaders called rajas.

People who want to spread their religious beliefs...

Hindu ideas spread quickly because they were popular and easy to understand.

Adhering to the strict rules of the caste system was of highest importance to Indian society.

The division of Indian society into groups is...

Aryan and Harappan society were...

Siddhartha Gautama meditated underneath a tree after gaining insight into human suffering.

Followers of Theravada Buddhism follow the Buddha's teachings exactly.

An example of a reaction to Hinduism is...

What map feature would you use to figure out how far missionaries had to travel to reach Ceylon