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Ancient India Trivia
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1. Term for: enlightened one
Jhukar Culture
Buddha (literal definition)
Samsara
Rishi
2. Were those classified as impure and polluters. They were below shudras.
Magadha
Karuna
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Kosala
3. Were the people who did not believe in enjoying life - and got inner peace by finding a greater reality than their own.
Jana
Arjuna
Maha
Ascetics
4. Were smaller groups within a caste. (e.x. family - etc.)
Varanasi
Jati
Rama
Maharajas
5. The ... were doing your Dharma - having Artha and Kama - and most importantly - achieving Moksha.
Karuna
Arjuna
Bhagavad Gita
Four Goals of Life
6. AnIndian figure that Brahmins claimed to have comprised the world. Also represented the Aryan Caste System.
Jati
Purusha
Bindusara
Jhukar Culture
7. The religion that took place in the woods - where people would not do everyday things.
Aryans
Manu
Bodhisattwa
Asceticism
8. The ... were Buddha's teachings on how to attain enlightenment and nirvana - through disregarding all desires.
The Doctrine of Maybe
Asana
Apana
The Four Noble Truths
9. Term for: enlightened one
Epic Age
Lothal
Buddha (literal definition)
Aum/Om
10. 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.
Ashoka Vardhana
Janapada
Rig Veda
Moksha
11. 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.
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Rama
Bhagavad Gita
Arjuna
12. Was the evil king of Lanka (Modern Day: Sri Lanka) who abducted Sita from Rama.
Rock Edicts
Ravana
Bhagavad Gita
Queen Maya
13. The mother of Buddha who gave birth in a forest while singing.
Jains
Mahabharata
Ganges River Valley
Queen Maya
14. Were souls that people aimed to free. This concept came from Jainism.
Mahajanapada
Jiva
Jati
Yoga
15. The large pool-like bath in the citadel of Mohenjo-Daro - which was used most likely for hygiene and rituals.
Bindusara
Vishnu
Ahimsa
The Great Bath
16. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...
Brahma
Vedic Age
Jati
Chandragupta
17. Vishnu's servant who created the world.
Brahma
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Deccan
Ramayana
18. Term for: Compassion
Karuna
Nirvana
Lothal
Brahmins
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.
Brahmins
Dhamma
Brahman
Namaste
20. The ... was the war that took place between the Mauryans and the Kalinga Tribe. The Mauryans won - however - Ashoka later returned their land.
Rajas
Mara
Kalinga War
The Doctrine of Maybe
21. Was the term for an individual soul
Mahabharata
Jati
Artha
Atman
22. 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)
Arjuna
Dhamma
Four Stages of Life
Epic Age
23. The large pool-like bath in the citadel of Mohenjo-Daro - which was used most likely for hygiene and rituals.
Chandragupta
The Great Bath
Rajas
Deccan
24. 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.
Veda (literal definition)
Maharajas
Indus River
Mohenjo-Daro
25. The term for universal soul - which was introduced in the Upanishads.
Brahman
Epic Age
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Brahmins
26. Word for pleasure
The Great Bath
Vyasu
Arjuna
Kama
27. Is where Megasthenes was from.
Purusha
Pataliputra
Magadha
Vyasu
28. The Sankrit word for tribe
Epic Age
Kshatriyas
Ganges River Valley
Jana
29. Were the texts on dharma - which were made by Brahmin Scholars.
Dharma Sastras
Sangha
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Mahabharata
30. Early houses were built by this river. Melted ice and snow flowed into this river and reached the Arabian Sea. Located in a valley.
Arthasastra
Indus River
Kshatriyas
Maha
31. Is the term for - 'Great'
Shudras
Krishna
Buddha (literal definition)
Maha
32. Word for Aryan Caste System (social classes based on skin tone)
Varnas
Varanasi
Mahavira (literal definition)
Artha
33. Term for heroic warrior
Harappa
Vira
Bharat
Hindus
34. Is the cycle that everyone goes through (death and rebirth)
Sita
The Great Bath
Bhagavad Gita
Samsara
35. TheIndian epic that celebrates Dharma
Nirvana
Rishis
Ramayana
Asana
36. The valley where the seventeenIndian kingdoms developed
Rock Edicts
Bodhisattwa
Varanasi
Ganges River Valley
37. Survival
Artha
Yoga
Bodhisattwa
Ashoka Vardhana
38. Is where Megasthenes was from.
Mahavira (person)
Krishna
Pataliputra
Vedic Age
39. Means someone destined to be a buddha. ... refers to one who delays personal enlightenment to help others achieve enlightenment.
Mahavira (person)
Deccan
Bodhisattwa
Pataliputra
40. The king who is recognized inIndian epics. He was the firstIndian King and ruled over Manwantara. However - the first 6 kings may have also gone by this name. (this is unclear to historians) He was led by a fish who he saved to the Himalaya Mountains
Sutras
Guru
Brahman
Manu
41. Other name for the sage - Krishna
Ascetics
Sangha
Vyasu
Kalinga
42. The maid - ... - urged Kakeyi to have Rama banished.
The Four Sights
Manthara
Kosala
Krishna
43. Was a prince from Kosalo before dropping out of society and creating Jainism. He was formerly known as Nataputta Vardhamana.
Ramayana
Mahavira (person)
Stupa
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
44. The book explaining how one could get pleasure (kama) was called ...
Kamasutra
Bharatas
Chandragupta
Chandragupta
45. The king who is recognized inIndian epics. He was the firstIndian King and ruled over Manwantara. However - the first 6 kings may have also gone by this name. (this is unclear to historians) He was led by a fish who he saved to the Himalaya Mountains
Manu
Krishna
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
Sutras
46. These guidelines advised small kingdoms survive in politics.
The Four Sights
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
Vira
Four Goals of Life
47. Was the prince of evil who tempted Siddhartha Gautama while he was meditating.
Varanasi
Kalinga
Veda (literal definition)
Mara
48. Is the cycle that everyone goes through (death and rebirth)
Arthasastra
Samsara
Brahman
Upanishads
49. Was a prince born in the Shakya Clan who saw The Four Sights and began to seek enlightenment. Chose to go into exile and practiced Asceticism - but later started his own religion.
The Great Bath
Hindus
Asana
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
50. 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.
Artha
Karma
Sita
Mandala Theory ofForeign Relations