Review for India Quiz

Review for India QuizWhere is India?

Label the Ganges and Indus River

Label the Himalayan Mountains and the Hindu Kush mountains.

Label the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengles

Which mountain range does Mount Everest belong to?Answer: Himalayans What are the sacred text of Hinduism?Answer: Vedas and UpanishadsWhich religion was found by the ARYANS with their beliefs first being passed down from generation to generation?Answer: HinduismWho founded Buddhism?Answer: Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha).

Who spread Buddhism throughout India, China and the rest of Asia? How did this person spread the religion?Answer: Asoka and through missionariesHow did the Aryans get around the physical features to invade India?Answer: Khyber PassWhat did the city of Mohenjo-Daro have, that many cities still have today?Answer: SewersWhat language did the Aryans speak?Answer: SanskirtIn the Caste System, who were the Kshatriyas, Vaistas and the Sudras ?AnswerKshatriyas (noble fighters)Vaistas (ordinary people)Sudras (peasants)Untouchables

True or False?

One cannot move from the caste to which they are born.Answer: TrueWhich civilization did Asoka rule?Answer: Mauryan EmpireWas the Hindu religion considered polytheistic or monotheistic?Vocab: knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequencesAnswer: KarmaIn the Hindu religion, every living thing is made up of this and it is the all-powerful force.Answer: Brahman What is the atman in Hindu religion?Answer: SoulWhat is the life goal for every Hindu?Answer: The goal of existence is a union of ones atman with Brahman. - Moksha

Vocab: Rebirth based upon karmaAnswer: ReincarnationTrue or False?

Moksha can be reached in one life timeAnswer: FalseVocab: This refers to the religious and moral duties of a personAnswer: DharmaWhat is the life goal for Buddhist?Answer: Reach Nirvana (union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirthTrue or False?

Men and women are treated equal in the Buddhist religion.Answer: TrueWhat is the holy book of Buddhist?Answer: Tripitaka or The Three Baskets of Wisdom

What is this known as in the Buddhist religion?All beings suffer- it is part of being humanPeople are driven by worldly desires which cause the soul to be reincarnatedBy eliminating desire, people can eliminate suffering Desire can be eliminated and Nirvana attained by following the Eight Fold Path

Answer: Four Noble TruthsWhat are these known as in the Buddhist religion?Right View See things through and grasp the things around you.Right intention Commitment to ethical and mental self improvement.Right Speech- Dont lie. Right Action- Golden rule.Right Livelihood- Earn your living in a legal and peaceful way.Right Effort- Need to try to live appropriately.Right Mindfulness- To see things as they are.Right Concentration- All thought directed onto one objective, usually meditationAnswer: Eightfold Path