Chapter Five, Ancient India

Question 1

the path to Enlightenment is called

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The Middle Path

Question 2

nomadic people who settled in India

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Aryans

Question 3

What is Buddha's actual name?

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Siddhartha Gautama

Question 4

"to avoid extremes of behavior"

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Moderate

Question 5

Which religion rejected the caste system?

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Buddhism

Question 6

Who conquered Persia around 327 B.C.?

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Alexander the Great

Question 7

How many noble truths are there?

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Four

Question 8

China's most valuable product was?

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Silk

Question 9

Commoners; farmers and merchants

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Vaisyas

Question 10

peasants, servants; lowest class

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Sudras

Question 11

warrior class in India's caste sytem

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Kshatriyas

Question 12

major Indian religious system, the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled in India

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Hinduism

Question 13

By 1500 B.C., trade in India

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decreased

Question 14

The rebirth of a soul in a different form after death

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Reincarnation

Question 15

In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life

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Karma

Question 16

Who is famous for saying, "I am awake," and rejecting gods?

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Buddha

Question 17

Ancient Indians developed which of the following

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Algebra

Question 18

A series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end

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Process

Question 19

in Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul

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Nirvana

Question 20

a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place

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Pilgrim

Question 21

a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition

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Mythology

Question 22

the priestly caste; the highest class

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Brahmins

Question 23

a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman

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Yoga

Question 24

"King of the Dance"

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Nataraja

Question 25

to commit oneself or one's resources to something

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Devote

Question 26

the name of the four groups in India's caste system

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Varnas

Question 27

Belief system that started in India in the 500s B.C.

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Buddhism

Question 28

the change from one belief or form to another

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Conversion

Question 29

something that aids or promotes well-being

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Welfare

Question 30

the earliest known Indian literature, which contain religious chants and stories

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Vedas

Question 31

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

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Candragupta Maurya

Question 32

to manifest, to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition

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Emerge

Question 33

creator god in Hinduism

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Brahma

Question 34

an ancient language of India

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Sanskrit

Question 35

Which economic change occurred in India by 1500 B.C.?

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People went back to farming

Question 36

a set of rigid categories in ancient India, determining a person's status

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Caste System

Question 37

a route between the Roman Empire and China

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Silk Road

Question 38

the golden age of Indian culture

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Gupta

Question 39

inflexible; strict

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Rigid

Question 40

At what age did Buddha die?

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80

Question 41

in Hinduism, the divine law that rules karma; requires all people to do their duty

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Dharma

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