Ancient India (LaPoint)

Religion in India was very different from the ideas of other cultures.

Which of the following events happened first?

Which Indian piece of literature contains the passages called the Bhagavad Gita?

To reach enlightenment, Siddhartha meditated, _____, and did not bathe himself for seven weeks.

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

People who work to spread their religious beliefs

True or False. The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections.

Seasonal wind patterns that cause India's wet and dry seasons

India lies on which continent?

Guiding principles of Buddha's teachings

What is the term that means "Enlightened One?"

This divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or occupation.

Ancient India's contributions to the world civilization included _____.

Language in which sacred hymns and poems were composed in Ancient India

The Mauryan emperor Asoka is known for all of the following except:

Sanskrit was the language of the ____.

Followers of Theravada Buddhism have rejected the Buddha's teachings.

MAIN goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by Buddha

Creator of the Mauryan Empire & military leader who seized control of Northern India.

Paintings of the Buddha were painted in temples

Ancient writings known as the ____ are collections of poems, hymns, myths and rituals.

Term for a landmass that is smaller than a continent and often separated from the main landmass

The Indus River Valley is located in two modern-day countries. India and ___.

___________ were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas.

Jainism was a _________________ Hinduism.

The process of rebirth is called what?

The Harappan civilization developed in the valley of which river

Entering India from the north was difficult because of the presence of which mountains?

Mt Everest is located in what mountain chain?