Section #1 | ||
#1 | The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to | provide seasonal rain |
#2 | When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted? | Hinduism |
#3 | Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because | streets seperated blocks of homes. |
#4 | India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development by | by limiting the subcontinent and the rest of the world. |
#5 | What are the two important rivers that begin in the Himalayan Mountains? | Indus and the Ganges |
Section #2 | ||
#1 | According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism | will be born into a higher position. |
#2 | Monsoons are important to India because they carry | rains that support farming. |
#3 | One way that Hinduism differs from the other religions is | it has no single founder |
#4 | Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to | give up selfish desires and wants |
#5 | Like the egyptain pharaohs, the Indian emperor Chandragupta believed in | the absolute power of the ruler |
Section #3 | ||
#1 | Why is Asoka considered one of India's greatest leaders? | He was a kind ruler thought of his people as his own children. |
#2 | Because of its geography, India was | limited to contact with the rest of the world |
#3 | One important result of the aryan invasion of India was | the introduction of a caster system |
#4 | When the Aryan culutres mixed with the culture of the people they conqured | Hindusim developed |
#5 | One of the ideas in the Upanishads is | reincarnation |
Section #4 | ||
#1 | One important achievement of the Maurya Empire in India was | order and peace within the empire |
#2 | The Maurya ruler Asoka thought of his people as his | children |
#3 | After Asoka's death, the Maurya Empire | declined |
#4 | What does convert mean? | to change to a new religion. |
#5 | One of the things the Buddha seen after leaving his manison that caused him to see suffering was | a funeral |
Section #5 | ||
#1 | How did the Himalayan Mountains affect India's expansion and population | It prevented movement in or out. |
#2 | What is a citadel? | a fortress |
#3 | The chief god or spirit in Hinduism is | Brahman |
#4 | What is ulimate goal of Buddhism | to achieve nirvanna |
#5 | What modern country was Buddha born in? | Nepal |
Final Question | |
Who is the spirtual leader and guide of Buddhism today? | Dali Lama |