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