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Ancient India Trivia

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1. The ... were doing your Dharma - having Artha and Kama - and most importantly - achieving Moksha.






2. Term for: enlightened one






3. Was the religion that Brahmins made - based off of modifications from Brahmanism and certain aspects of religion from the Upanishads.






4. One of the oldest continuous cities from the Gangetic plain that formed when the Aryans mixed culture with those already living there was called ...






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






6. Sankrit word for cheifs (who ruled over major Aryan groups)






7. The ... was the war that took place between the Mauryans and the Kalinga Tribe. The Mauryans won - however - Ashoka later returned their land.






8. Also known has the Buddha. Known for saying he was awake - to imply that he was merely aware of what went on around him. Started the Religion of Buddhism.






9. Chief in Sanskrit






10. Term for: Compassion






11. A form of prayer and meditation that has the goal of divine union.






12. Was one of the more powerful inIndia - around the 16th century.






13. 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.






14. 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'.






15. Was Siddhartha Gautama's charioteer.






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






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






18. (literal definition: To sit near) - A collection of Ascetic teachings






19. Survival






20. The Sankrit word for tribe






21. A dry plateau that was located below the Vindhya and Satpura mountains.






22. Was the oldest city from Chandragupta's reign. This city had an important university during Chandragupta's time.






23. A route that led shepherds and nomadic tribes through the Himalaya Mountans and into Central Asia. It's distance was 32 miles long.






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






25. Sankrit word for cheifs (who ruled over major Aryan groups)






26. 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.






27. Were souls that people aimed to free. This concept came from Jainism.






28. The oldest book in Sanskrit literature is called ...






29. 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.






30. Is the most famous story in the Mahabharata. It is also known as - 'The Song of the Lord'.






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






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






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






34. The time period of the two main epics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.






35. 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.






36. The word for survival - importance - and wealth - was known as ...






37. Is the definition for a Great Warrior






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






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






40. Was a prince from Kosalo before dropping out of society and creating Jainism. He was formerly known as Nataputta Vardhamana.






41. 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.






42. Indians will occasionally refer to their country with this label - named after a successful Aryan tribe.






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






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






45. The Greek ambassador who described details fromIndia to the Hellenistic empire. He was from the seleucid empire.






46. 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.






47. The five branches of theIndus River that houses were built along the side of. The 'Five Rivers'






48. Word for 'Knowledge'






49. Term for: Breathe






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