Freedom from reincarnation cycle

HIST 1010 SI 9/14 India and Greece Flashcards

1

What was moksha?

Religious ritual for sacrificing to the gods
Text of Vedic religion
Freedom from reincarnation cycle
A fun game enjoyed by ancient Indians

2

True or false: Hinduism evolved from traditional Vedic religion

False
True

3

Which of these was not an effect of the Greek Dark Ages?

Political fragmentation
Trade was cut off
Depopulation
Flourishing arts and literature

4

Which caste contained the warriors and officials?

Shudras
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmin

5

Who founded Jainism?

Mahavira
Siddhartha Gautama
Gautama Buddha
Ashoka

6

What were the Vedas?

People from the Caucasus
Currency used in India
Deities of Hinduism
Religious texts of the Aryans

7

Who was the god of war in Vedic religion?

Agni
Vishnu
Kali
Indra

8

This was the highest point in Greek cities

Acropolis
Polis
Agora
Chora

9

Ashoka became associated with which major religion?

Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Christianity

10

Which group of people ended the Dark Ages in Greece

Persians
Greeks ended it themselves
Mycenaeans
Phoenicians

11

Who is the chief deity of Hinduism

Krishna
Vishnu
Kali
Shiva

12

Which of these is most important to Jainism?

Ancestor worship
Ritual animal sacrifice
Ritual human sacrifice
Asceticism

13

Which branch of Buddhism embraced the new teachings and methods?

Mahavira
Theravada

14

Was the Dravidian language spoken by Aryans of Dasas

Dosas
Aryans

15

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

Kautilya
Ashoka
Mahavira Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya

HIST 1010 SI 9/14 India and Greece

Questions 15

HIST 1010 SI 9/14 India and Greece

Questions 15