Ultimate History INDIA🇮🇳
What were one of the things that caused human suffering
(wanting something we can't have) (Wanting to keep what we like and already have) (having something you don't like)
When did India win it's independence
1947
Buddhism is the -- largest religion in the world
4
The Untouchables made up ---% in ancient India's population
5%
How long did Buddha wander for
6 years
How long did Buddha meditate
7 weeks
What is Hinduism
A blend of religious ideas from different cultures
Which King sent missionaries all around Asia after he coverted to Buddhism
Asoka
What are the 3 main gods Hinduism points to
Brahma (creator) Shiva (destroyer) Vishnu (preserver)
Believe ----- created the world and everything in the world is a part of -----
Brahman
Believe Each god is part of a single Universe called
Brahman
Believe a person's ultimate girl is to be reunited with
Brahman
the religion of Aryan priests was known as
Brahminism
What are the 4 Varnas or social divisions (just get the idea, u dont have to spell it correctly)
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisays, Sudras
What were the 5 MAJOR Castes
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, UNTOUCHABLES
Siddharta spent the rest of his life traveling and teaching
Buddhist ideas
Buddhists do not believe in one personal
God
India is
HUGE
People from Persia and other kingdoms and other kingdoms in central asia brought their religious ideas to india and the Major Religion --------- formed
Hinduism
Many ---- practice ahimsa
Hindus
Religion was ------- in India
IMPORTANT
What is Hindu Kush
MT. range
A man named ------ born into the Kshatriya Varna around 599 BC gave up his life of luxury to become a monk because he
Mahavita, disagreed with the Hindu's emphasis on rituals
Led a nonviolent struggle against the British rule in India and helped India win it's independence in 1947
Mohandas Gandhi
Who helped India win Its independence and when
Mohandus Gandhi- 1947
What is the highest peak in the Himalayas and where is it
Mt. Everest, Nepal
What countries soon became Buddhist
Persia, Syria, Egypt, China, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Subcontinents are usually separated from their continent by
Physical features
the Oldest ___-_____ was likely written before ----- BC
Rig-Veda, 1000
Who was the restless Kshatriya who felt like something was missing in life
Siddharta Gautama
Where did King Asoka send Missionaries to
South Eastern Asia, Northern India ,Sri Lanka
What is Theravada Buddhism in comparison to Mahayana Buddhism
T- follow Buddha's teachings exactly M- interpret the teachings however
What was the Caste System
The Aryan method that divided the people in strict social classes
Who lived in separate areas from Indian society
UNTOUCHABLES
If you broke the caste rule, you would become an
Untouchable
Who were the outcasts in Aryan society who preformed the lowest jobs
Untouchables
The 3rd Vedic Texts were called the -------------- and described ----------------------------------------
Upanishads, the Vedas
Aryan Religion was based on the
Vedas
Women could not read the ----- or other sacred texts
Vedas
Atyan Brahmins recorded their thoughts of the Vedas in collections called the
Vedic Texts
what is a SUBCONTINENT
a large landmass (smaller than a continent
Practice a life of nonviolence or as it is said in sanskrit
ahimsa
what is Indian for the soul
atman
The caste system divided Indian society into groups based on a person's
birth, wealth, and job
People could marry or eat with people outside their
caste
The ---- system spread all around India as the Aryan Influence did
caste
In time, each of the 4 varnas in Aryan society was further divided into as many as 3000 separate -----
castes
The Vedic texts were the basis of Indian religion for
centuries
On a rare occasion, people could ----- castes
changed
India was home to one of the world's first
civilizations
The Aryans developed a strict system of social
classes
Hinduism taught that each person had a duty to accept his or her place in the world without ------- which is obeying one's --------. This is what ------- the caste system in India
complaint, dharma, preserved
The society was very ---------- from others elsewhere
different
The Vaisyas are
farmers, traders, craftspeople
Aryans belived --🔥-- carried the offerings to the gods
fire
Indian Society was divided into ----- based on people's ----------
groups, occupation, jobs
To keep castes distinct, Aryans developed sutras which are
guides to list all the rules of the caste system
good actions build a good Karma and are born into a ------ caste in the next life
higher
What are the Himalayas
highest mountains in the world
The 2nd Vedic Text described
how Sercret rituals should be preformed
the first Vedic text described
how sacrifices should be preformed
The Untouchables were not considered ------- and their presence was considered -------
human, harmful
The Rig-Veda included ----- of praise to the thousands of gods
hymns
What is one of the 4 Noble Truths
i. Life is Suffering ii. The Origin of suffering is desire iii. Ceasing to desire will end suffering iv. The Noble Eightfold path will lead to a cessation of suffering
What are 2 of the things metioned in the Eightfold Path
i. Right thought ii. Right intent iii. Right speech iv. Right action v. Right livelihood vi. Right effort vii. Right mindfulness viii. Right concentration
Indians Believe the world is an ------- and Brahman is the only -------
illusion, reality
Religion was ------ in India
important
Taught that men were ------- to women
inferior (better than)
What are the 4 principles of Jainism
injure no life, be honest, don't steal and own no property
Who can pass through the Hindu Kush
invaders
evil actions = a bad
karma
In time, the class system became a --- part of Indian society
key
a person with a bad karma will be reborn in a ---------- -------- or life form
lower cast
After coming up with the 3 Sufferings, what did Buddha do
meditated for ANOTHER 7 weeks
In time, good karma will bring salvation, or freedom from life's worries. This is called
moksha
In time, good karma will bring salvation, this is called
moksha
The Brahmins are the
priests
Jains belive everything is alive and part of the cycle of ------. They injure nothing therefore they are a --------
rebirth, vegetarian
What is Jainism
religion developed by those who did not agree with Hindu
What is Jainism
religion that developed by those who did not agree with India
The civilization was located on a ------- valley
river
The Kshatriyas are
rulers and warriors
Hinduism taught that both men and women could recieve
salvation
The Indian god Indra is in control over the
sky and war
The Sudras are
slaves/laborers & Non-Aryans
Your caste determined your place in
society
What do Indians call the thing that holds a person's personality
soul/atman
What is Nirvana
state of perfect peace
The rules are very ----- and became even more ---- over time
strict
What did untouchables do when they traveled
tap sticks together so people could avoid them
What ideas of Hinduism did Buddha reject
the ideas in the Vedas, Caste System , animal sacrifice
What is Reincarntaion
the rebirth of a dead person into a new physical body
What was Brahmanism,
the religion if the Aryan Priests
Indians believe in reincarnation which is
the soul being born and reborn again
What is jainism based on
the teachings of Mahavita
What is a person's ultimate goal
to be reunited with Brahman
The tree Buddha meditated on for 14 weeks is called
tree of wisdom
What were the 3 things the Caste Rank was based on
wealth, birth and (job) (occupation)
Where is Hindu Kush
west of India
When did he leave to go look for answers on people suffering
≤ 30 age