2023 Mr Taylor India

What social system was used in India?

Caste System.

Who started the Mauryan Empire?

Chandragupta Maurya

Why do Indians and scientists disagree about the Aryan invasion of India?

DNA tests differ between countries.

Third Dynasty

Haryanka Dynasty

What people are known as the Indus civilization or Indus valley civilization?

The Harappan civilization.

What Veda concerns rituals and ceremonies?

Yajur Veda

Brahma

creator god

Shiva

destroyer god

Vishnu

preserver god

First Dynasty

Brihadratha Dynasty

What famous question did Siddartha ask himself?

"Am i too, subject to this?" basically saying can these things happen to me too.

What are the 4 Noble truths?

1. All life has suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. Desire and attachment can be overcome 4. To overcome them them you go through the eightfold path

What is the Eightfold Path?

1. Right seeing and Understanding 2. Right thought or intention 3. Right speech 4. Right Action 5. Right effort 6. Right mindfulness 7. Right concentration 8. Right work or livelihood

What was the Koh-i-noor?

A jewel stolen by the British, that was going to be cut by the Dutch, but was cut by the British, and was destroyed immensely and is now in the crown.

What are some ways the Harappans are more advanced then other civilizations at that time?

A working sewer system, they were really advanced sailors, the cities were on grids, they were mostly peaceful.

What are the 3 universal truths?

Annica- Nothing lasts Anatta- Put others in front of yourself Dukkha- All things suffer

Who invaded India on horseback?

Aryans

Who spread Buddhism to the rest of Asia?

Ashoka

What Veda talks about charms, curses and everyday life?

Atharva Veda

Who was Siddartha Gautama?

The Buddha - the first person to become enlightened.

What are the 4 signs? How old was he when he saw them?

He was 29, and the 4 signs were An aged man, A dead man, A religious monk, A sick man.

Mountain Ranges

Himalayas and Hindu Kush and Vindhya

Ganesha

Hindu god of the removal of obstacles; represented as an elephant

Hanuman

Hindu monkey god of courage and bravery

What is the British Raj?

India when the British were taking over the land.

What are sepoys?

Indian mercenaries.

What are the three major rivers?

Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra

What less divine book is about the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their successors. This is one of the 2 major Sanskrit epics of ancient India

Mahabharata

Sixth Dynasty

Mauryan Dynasty

Fifth Dynasty

Nanda Dynasty

Second Dynasty

Pradyota Dynasty

They contain narratives about the history of the Universe from creation to destruction and the genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and deities. Some of the Puranas are discourses on cosmology, geography and Hindu philosophy.

Puranas

What less divine book is about the adventures of Rama and Hanuman? This is one of the 2 major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

Ramayana

What Veda is the oldest and talks about Indra, Arjuna, Cattle and the horse year?

Rig Veda

What Veda talks about music and songs?

Sama Veda

Fourth Dynasty

Shaishunaga Dynasty

What less divine book of Hinduism is about Arjuna and the importance of Dharma?

The Bhagavad Gita

Why did the sepoys rebel?

They heard a rumor that the cartridges were soaked in beef and pork fat.