Ancient India- Unit 1

When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion was founded as a result

According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism

Hindu belief of: ______ are the religious and moral duties of a Hindu

Why do we know little regarding the Harappan civilization?

Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu are three main ____ of Hinduism

India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development

missionary

_____ justifies the caste system

Archaeologists know that Mahenjo-Daro was carefully planned because

the law, obligation, and duties to live life as one should

If you had lived in India in 2500 BCE where would you most likely have chosen to settle?

this law governs what happens to people's souls after death

According to Hinduism: The universal spirit that lives in everything

nirvana

to focus the mind inward on spiritual ideas

What is reincarnation?

Hindu belief of: ______ that the soul is rewarded for good behavior and punished for bad.

What was the most important language of ancient India?

One way in which Hinduism differs from the other major religions is

deities

caste

Under Chandra Gupta II, the Gupta Empire entered a "golden age", what is a golden age?

The Himalayan Mountains form India's northern border. They provided all BUT...

The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to

The _____ each represent a quality of power of Brahman

What was one feature of Mohenjo-Daro that was different from other settlements.

Hindus take pilgrimages to become closer to

The Hindu name for a supreme power, it is part of everything in the world

belief in nonviolence

What was Prince Siddhartha Gautama called by his followers

Dalits, also known as "____________", were considered the outcasts of society.

a strong wind that blows across South and East Asia at certain times of the year, bringing wet AND dry seasons.

subcontinent

What is the name for the collection of sacred Hindu texts?

Samsara

Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to

In the practice of Buddhism, people must live by the Middle Way. What is another name for this