India Review (Ch 6 How to Ace World History)

Mahabharata is the longest poem in any written language.

What river supports life in India South of the Himalayas?

Ancient Indians did all of the following except:

A Hindu god considered the creator of the world

Which river in India that supported the cradle of civilization (Indus River Valley)?

The lowest caste in ancient India consisted of the Varnas, or commoners.

Asoka, considered the greatest ruler in Indian history, used Hindu ideals to guide his rule.

longest poem in any written language

Aryan’s (India's) first writing system

What poem tells the story of the exiled Yaksha, who asks a passing cloud to convey a message to his beloved wife?

people who travel to religious places

the most famous section of the epic poem, the Mahabharata

Which of the following is generally considered to be the greatest ruler in Indian history?

belief that the soul is reborn after death

What might the future hold for a Buddhist?

The priestly class of Indian society was

What is often called the Golden age of India’s sciences and philosophy?

In the Indian Caste System, who was the highest social level?

type of religious structure originally meant to house relics

By the late fifth century A.D., invasions by nomadic Huns

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

In the Indian Caste System, who was the lowest social level, so much so those were considered out of the caste?

The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by

Who created the Caste system in India?

way to end desire discussed in Four Noble Truths

belief in a single, universal force called Brahman

In addition to the Vedas, Hindu beliefs are found in the ________, a collection of sacred texts that describe Hinduism

Around 1000 B.C., the early Aryans began writing in Sanskrit, and Indo-European language.

All of the following are principals of the 8 fold path except:

Who was classical India's master poet and dramatist?

The ancient Indians’ most important contribution was in this field.

Indo-Europeans who invaded northern India

set of rigid social categories in India

According to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism following the Middle Path causes human suffering

The main types of architectural religious structures are stupas, rock chambers, and stone pillars.

their earliest civilization had a bathroom system

What is a method of training designed to join Brahman in a kind of dreamless sleep or meditation?

the highest mountains in the world

major ancient cities of the Indus River valley

What Indian word refers to the 4 major social classes in the Indian Caste system?