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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