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Ancient India Trivia
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1. Laws and aspects of everyday life in the Mauryan empire were recorded on ...They are commonly found on stones and pillars.
Rock Edicts
Rishis
Punjab
Ganga (Ganges River)
2. Term for: Movement
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Upanishads
Arthasastra
Asana
3. Were the visions the Buddha saw of an old man - a sick man - and a dead man. These sights inspired him to seek enlightenment.
Mahajanapada
The Four Sights
Vishnu
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
4. Devotion (also can be a form of Yoga)
The Great Bath
Ascetics
Bhakti
Brahma
5. Was the community of nuns and Monks in Buddhism.
Ganga (Ganges River)
Kosala
Sangha
Brahman
6. Is the definition for a Great Warrior
Karma
Mahavira (literal definition)
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Harappa
7. The Sankrit word for tribe
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
Jana
Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
8. A greeting meaning 'the divine in me recognizes the divine in you.'
Janapada
Namaste
Aum/Om
Raja
9. Were smaller groups within a caste. (e.x. family - etc.)
Sutras
Raja
Jati
Brahma
10. Commanded Brahma to create the world.
Vishnu
Ramayana
Epic Age
Moksha
11. Took the throne during 273 B.C.E and was Bindusara's son. He ruled over the Mauryan Empire and had the main focus of religion and completing his Dharma. He ruled with morality and practiced Buddhism.
Mahajanapada
Ashoka Vardhana
Bharatas
Krishna
12. Those who wore sacred clothing - took part in rituals - and were guaranteed to reach the afterlife. The three upper classes inIndia who were able to take part in thread.
Vedas
Moksha
Twice Born
Vedic Age
13. Other name for the sage - Krishna
Bodhisattwa
Vyasu
Rama
Dharma
14. Is the most famous story in the Mahabharata. It is also known as - 'The Song of the Lord'.
Jainism
Bhagavad Gita
Artha
Maharajas
15. The ... were being a student - becoming a householder - 'going to the forest' - and finally - becoming a wandering holy man. (remember to write the word wandering)
The Great Bath
Four Stages of Life
Moksha
Jiva
16. Represented non-violence to all living things and was taught toIndia by Nataputta Vardhamana.
Ahimsa
Brahma
Mahavira (literal definition)
Apana
17. The oldest book in Sanskrit literature is called ...
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Mahavira (person)
Arthasastra
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
18. The culture that formed in the remains of Harappa after the civilization was over.
Jhukar Culture
Bindusara
Aydohya
Brahman
19. Was Ashoka's word for obedience to parents and elders - kindness to all human and family relations - respect for all priests and ascetics - and refraining from killing living things.
Artha
Rig Veda
Arjuna
Dhamma
20. Also known as - 'Song of the Lord'. It is the most renowned section in the Mahabharata and illustrated the concept of Dharma (duty) ad was added into the Mahabharata at a later time. The conversation between Arjuna and Krishna.
Bhagavad Gita
Bharata
Maha
Vishnu
21. The trembling that woke Vishnu up - from his sleep.
Karuna
Raja
Arya
Aum/Om
22. Indians will occasionally refer to their country with this label - named after a successful Aryan tribe.
Bharat
Jati
Jains
Brahma
23. Is the cycle that everyone goes through (death and rebirth)
Manthara
Mohenjo-Daro
Samsara
Artha
24. Was one of the more powerful inIndia - around the 16th century.
Maha
Jana
Kosala
Veda (literal definition)
25. (literal definition: To sit near) - A collection of Ascetic teachings
Veda (literal definition)
Upanishads
Aum/Om
Guru
26. The first kingdom ofIndia/State ofIndia where the 16 kingdoms developed.
Vedic Age
Magadha
Purusha
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
27. Is the cycle that everyone goes through (death and rebirth)
Kautilya Chaunakya
Samsara
Raja
Jati
28. Term for: Breathe
Apana
Megasthenes
Dasharatha
The Khyber Pass
29. The culture that formed in the remains of Harappa after the civilization was over.
Vishnu
Jhukar Culture
Bhakti
Siddhartha Gautama
30. The ... were Buddha's teachings on how to attain enlightenment and nirvana - through disregarding all desires.
Vyasu
Nirvana
Atman
The Four Noble Truths
31. There is good ... and bad ...... determines whether or not you will move up a Varnas. Good ... is achieved when someone did their dharma and bad ... was received when someone did not do their dharma.
Karma
Rishis
Upanishads
Vedic Age
32. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...
Kamasutra
Sita
Chandragupta
Brahma
33. The time period of the two main ... - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Mohenjo-Daro
Vaishyas
Bindusara
Epic Age
34. Close to the city of Harappa. Also known as 'Mounds of the Dead'. Cared about hygiene and used gutter systems - had dwellings and bathrooms - etc.
Bharat
Chauna
Mohenjo-Daro
Rig Veda
35. The term for universal soul - which was introduced in the Upanishads.
Ahimsa
Brahman
Kautilya Chaunakya
Vyasu
36. Chief in Sanskrit
Vedas
Raja
Rig Veda
Lakshmana
37. The ... were Buddha's teachings on how to attain enlightenment and nirvana - through disregarding all desires.
Ascetics
Bhakti
The Four Noble Truths
Four Stages of Life
38. The theory that one's neighbor was an enemy and one's neighbor's neighbor was a friend was called ... This determined who would go into war with each other - and who would allign.
Stupa
Mandala Theory ofForeign Relations
Sangha
Mara
39. The Pandava Prince who was under the dilemma of fighting against his family.
Mahavira (literal definition)
Kalinga
Kshatriyas
Arjuna
40. Was Rama's father who died when he was forced to complete his dharma by banishing Rama.
Twice Born
Ahimsa
Dasharatha
Kosala
41. Was Rama's brother who came with him during his exile. He was a dedicated brother and fought for Rama - especially during Rama's expedition to get Sita back.
Ganges River Valley
Lakshmana
Bhagavad Gita
Arthasastra
42. The time period of the two main epics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Kosala
Epic Age
Ascetics
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
43. Was the oldest city from Chandragupta's reign. This city had an important university during Chandragupta's time.
Lothal
Nirvana
Taxila
Chandragupta
44. Were souls that people aimed to free. This concept came from Jainism.
Kshatriyas
Jiva
The Four Noble Truths
Atman
45. (Sanskrit: amitroghata- Greek: Amitrochates) 'the destroyer of foes' He was the son of Chandragupta who lived from 297 B.C.E until 272 B.C.E
Bindusara
Hinduism
Arjuna
Vedas
46. Was Rama's brother who came with him during his exile. He was a dedicated brother and fought for Rama - especially during Rama's expedition to get Sita back.
Kautilya Chaunakya
Bharatas
Lakshmana
Ramayana
47. Represented non-violence to all living things and was taught toIndia by Nataputta Vardhamana.
Ahimsa
Raja
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
Dhamma
48. The valley where the seventeenIndian kingdoms developed
Brahmins
The Khyber Pass
Ganges River Valley
Bhagavad Gita
49. Was the principal of tolerance for other views
Manu
The Doctrine of Maybe
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
Ganges River Valley
50. One of the oldest continuous cities from the Gangetic plain that formed when the Aryans mixed culture with those already living there was called ...
Brahma
Vishnu
Varanasi
Stupa