Chapter 19 India (26 questions)

What was a valuable trade item of India?

The _______ is a religious epic about a struggle between two families for control of a Kingdom.

What was the language in which Aryan poems and hymns were composed?

Where were many of the finest paintings of ancient India found?

Under the caste system, the roles of _________ were limited.

This group of people didn't belong to any caste and were given unpleasant jobs.

Siddhartha Gautama began his life as a

How did Asoka spread the Buddha's teachings?

What did Siddhartha devote much of his time to in order to free his mind from daily concerns?

By seizing control of the entire northern part of India, Candragupta Maurya was able to_______.

What was the name of the final group of Vedic texts which were reflections on the Vedas?

What was one rule under the caste system that was forbidden?

What was one product that the Harappans made from the raw materials that they obtained?

The city of Mohenjo Daro had which of the following features?

Once Asoka converted to Buddhism, what did he build throughout India (multiple answers)?

The final group to come in and take over India in the 400's was the

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in the ideas of ______ and _______.

Hindus believe that each god is part of a single universal spirit called a _______.

When Asoka converted to Buddhism, what did he promise that he wouldn't do?

One of the major branches of Buddhism that allowed people to help other people reach nirvana.

This was created by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by Arabs.

What is the name for a leader who ruled a village and the land around it?

People who worked to spread their religious beliefs are called__________.

Hinduism was widely followed in India, but not everyone agreed with its beliefs. Mahariva began a new religion without

Although they were Hindus, the Gupta rulers also supported Buddhism and __________.

Who started the Gupta empire?