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Ancient India Trivia

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1. Was the Brahman advisor of Chandragupta who helped him organize and army and drive the Macedonians away.






2. A ... is a teacher of religion who has followers.






3. Word for 'Knowledge'






4. Term for: Movement






5. Term for renouncing the worldly life






6. A Pandava Prince who is known for his might and for being the middle brother. He was in the dilemma of killing his family or killing himself. He took advice from his chariot driver - without knowing it as Krishna.






7. Priests who were on the top of the Aryan Caste system and were from Purusha's mouth. They were responsible for religious rituals and rituals. Their literal translation means - one possessed of Brahmin'.






8. Is where Megasthenes was from.






9. Represents oneness with Brahman and is achieved through meditation. It exists above all the Varnas.






10. The 7 wise sages that Manu went on the ark with






11. These guidelines advised small kingdoms survive in politics.






12. Were threads that were used to orally record the Buddha's teachings.






13. (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






14. Were the texts on dharma - which were made by Brahmin Scholars.






15. The 7 wise sages that Manu went on the ark with






16. River that ran down the Himalaya slopes and reached the bay of Bengal.






17. The religion that most people with power practiced was called ... It was modified to satisfy it's followers - so that they would not leave and join another religeon.






18. Were smaller groups within a caste. (e.x. family - etc.)






19. A strongIndian tribe that influencedIndians to occasionally refer to their country as Bharat.






20. Were those classified as impure and polluters. They were below shudras.






21. Term for renouncing the worldly life






22. Was Rama's father who died when he was forced to complete his dharma by banishing Rama.






23. A greeting meaning 'the divine in me recognizes the divine in you.'






24. The ... were Buddha's teachings on how to attain enlightenment and nirvana - through disregarding all desires.






25. 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.






26. Thought that there was one main god who was seen in the form of many other gods and goddess. Started Hinduism inIndia.






27. A ... is a teacher of religion who has followers.






28. AnIndian figure that Brahmins claimed to have comprised the world. Also represented the Aryan Caste System.






29. The religion that most people with power practiced was called ... It was modified to satisfy it's followers - so that they would not leave and join another religeon.






30. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...






31. Survival






32. Was the prince of evil who tempted Siddhartha Gautama while he was meditating.






33. TheIndian epic that celebrates Dharma






34. Was Rama's half brother who took the throne when Rama was banished.






35. A wise sage who is also known as Vyasu. He impregnated the Queen of Kuru's daughters as an attempt of repopulations the clan's royal throne.






36. This epic was recorded around 1000-500 B.C.E. in AncientIndia. It unveils various religious values - cultural beliefs - and aspects of everyday life inIndia and is the reason for the time period's label - 'the Epic Age'.






37. A Pandava Prince who is known for his might and for being the middle brother. He was in the dilemma of killing his family or killing himself. He took advice from his chariot driver - without knowing it as Krishna.






38. Powerful groups of warriors and rulers who were second on the Aryan Caste system. Represented Purusha's arms.






39. The mother of Buddha who gave birth in a forest while singing.






40. The followers of Jainism - or the people who followed the ways of Mahavira - which was a person who had control over all of his senses.






41. The culture that formed in the remains of Harappa after the civilization was over.






42. Term for: Compassion






43. The age where the Vedas took place and were used almost as cultural guidelines for everyday life.






44. 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.






45. Means someone destined to be a buddha. ... refers to one who delays personal enlightenment to help others achieve enlightenment.






46. The time period of the Vedas (1 -500 B.C.E. to 1 -000 B.C.E)






47. The ... were Buddha's teachings on how to attain enlightenment and nirvana - through disregarding all desires.






48. The extended word for Jana that warriors called themselves when they settled in the Ganga Valleys.






49. Early houses were built by this river. Melted ice and snow flowed into this river and reached the Arabian Sea. Located in a valley.






50. Was the preserver of the universe who created the universe under Brahma's order. He gave Dasharatha rice pudding which allowed his wives to bear children.