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Ancient India Trivia
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1. Term for: Compassion
Karuna
Krishna
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Janapada
2. 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
The Doctrine of Maybe
Arthasastra
Rock Edicts
3. The time period of the two main ... - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Dhamma
Epic Age
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Vaishyas
4. 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.
Kautilya Chaunakya
Bhagavad Gita
Twice Born
The Four Sights
5. The mother of Buddha who gave birth in a forest while singing.
Brahma
Dharma
Bhagavad Gita
Queen Maya
6. Was the prince of evil who tempted Siddhartha Gautama while he was meditating.
Pataliputra
Aum/Om
The Four Sights
Mara
7. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Vaishyas
Brahma
Hindus
8. Term for: Supreme Peace and Enlightenment
Dharma
Four Goals of Life
Mohenjo-Daro
Nirvana
9. The mother of Buddha who gave birth in a forest while singing.
Bharat
Queen Maya
Varnas
Bodhisattwa
10. 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.
Manthara
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Bharat
Rig Veda
11. The capital that Rama ruled over was called ...
Aydohya
Vedic Age
The Khyber Pass
Arthasastra
12. Is the most famous story in the Mahabharata. It is also known as - 'The Song of the Lord'.
Dasharatha
Bhagavad Gita
Vira
Sanskrit
13. Represented non-violence to all living things and was taught toIndia by Nataputta Vardhamana.
Arthasastra
Vedic Age
The Four Noble Truths
Ahimsa
14. 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.
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Queen Maya
Raja
Megasthenes
15. Was the principal of tolerance for other views
Twice Born
Bhakti
Lakshmana
The Doctrine of Maybe
16. Was the term for an individual soul
Aryans
Atman
Jains
Rishis
17. The age where the Vedas took place and were used almost as cultural guidelines for everyday life.
Brahma
Bharat
Vedic Age
Yoga
18. Survival
Artha
Hinduism
Kautilya Chaunakya
Samsara
19. Term for: Movement
Asana
Epic Age
Shudras
Indus River
20. The culture that formed in the remains of Harappa after the civilization was over.
Bhagavad Gita
Jhukar Culture
Bindusara
Mara
21. A route that led shepherds and nomadic tribes through the Himalaya Mountans and into Central Asia. It's distance was 32 miles long.
Shudras
The Khyber Pass
Manthara
Siddhartha Gautama
22. Slaves who were represented as Purusha's feet in the Aryan Caste System.
The Four Noble Truths
Atman
Raja
Shudras
23. Term for: Supreme Peace and Enlightenment
Nirvana
Mara
Kalinga
Kshatriyas
24. City in earlyIndia that focused on ships and sea trade. 30 miles away from the Arabian Sea. Known as a port city with a dockyard.
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
Bharat
Brahma
Lothal
25. The time period of the two main epics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Varanasi
Bhakti
Epic Age
Bharatas
26. 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
Vedas
Four Goals of Life
Vedic Age
Manu
27. Powerful groups of warriors and rulers who were second on the Aryan Caste system. Represented Purusha's arms.
Chandragupta
Bharata
Rajas
Kshatriyas
28. Term for: Breathe
Apana
Megasthenes
Dharma Sastras
Krishna
29. The time period of the two main epics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Bhagavad Gita
Asana
Pataliputra
Epic Age
30. River that ran down the Himalaya slopes and reached the bay of Bengal.
Rishi
Ganga (Ganges River)
Hindus
Punjab
31. Indians will occasionally refer to their country with this label - named after a successful Aryan tribe.
Deccan
Vira
Bharatas
Bharat
32. The trembling that woke Vishnu up - from his sleep.
Rig Veda
Aum/Om
Ascetics
Krishna
33. 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.
Lakshmana
Kosala
Vyasu
Hindus
34. Survival
Manu
The Doctrine of Maybe
Ramayana
Artha
35. Vishnu's servant who created the world.
Bharata
Brahma
Arjuna
The Great Bath
36. Was the oldest city from Chandragupta's reign. This city had an important university during Chandragupta's time.
Harappa
Taxila
Bindusara
Kamasutra
37. The age where the Vedas took place and were used almost as cultural guidelines for everyday life.
Chandragupta
Mahavira (literal definition)
Artha
Vedic Age
38. City in earlyIndia that focused on ships and sea trade. 30 miles away from the Arabian Sea. Known as a port city with a dockyard.
Namaste
Lothal
Yoga
Kalinga
39. One of the oldest continuous cities from the Gangetic plain that formed when the Aryans mixed culture with those already living there was called ...
Mohenjo-Daro
Jainism
Varanasi
Stupa
40. 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.
Bharatas
Dhamma
Janapada
The Four Sights
41. 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
Mahajanapada
Purusha
Manu
Mahavira (literal definition)
42. Represents oneness with Brahman and is achieved through meditation. It exists above all the Varnas.
Apana
Moksha
Siddhartha Gautama
Hindus
43. Invaded Harappa and adapted to much of Harappan language and culture.Initially were nomadic tribes with no language - art - etc. although they were very efficient in war. Enjoyed gambling - horsemanship - and fighting.
Manu
Bhakti
Aryans
Megasthenes
44. Is where Megasthenes was from.
Pataliputra
Deccan
Indus River
Brahman
45. 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.
The Four Sights
Dhamma
Mahavira (literal definition)
Sanskrit
46. Represented one's duty/purpose in life.
Chauna
Dharma
Kama
Purusha
47. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...
Queen Maya
Brahma
Arya
Aydohya
48. The Pandava Prince who was under the dilemma of fighting against his family.
Rig Veda
Hinduism
Arjuna
Punjab
49. Were threads that were used to orally record the Buddha's teachings.
Sutras
Rishi
Asana
Artha
50. Were those classified as impure and polluters. They were below shudras.
Maharajas
Dharma
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Varnas