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Ancient India Trivia
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1. The word for survival - importance - and wealth - was known as ...
Artha
Atman
Siddhartha Gautama
Stupa
2. Is the most famous story in the Mahabharata. It is also known as - 'The Song of the Lord'.
Bhagavad Gita
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
Hinduism
Apana
3. A heroic Warrior
Hinduism
Rock Edicts
Vira
Guru
4. The 16 kingdoms that were comprised of multiple tribes
Mahajanapada
Epic Age
Brahmins
Namaste
5. Was Siddhartha Gautama's charioteer.
Chauna
Ashoka Vardhana
Chandragupta
Jiva
6. Was the religion that Brahmins made - based off of modifications from Brahmanism and certain aspects of religion from the Upanishads.
Mahavira (literal definition)
Vishnu
Hinduism
Twice Born
7. A route that led shepherds and nomadic tribes through the Himalaya Mountans and into Central Asia. It's distance was 32 miles long.
The Four Noble Truths
The Khyber Pass
Four Goals of Life
Brahma
8. Was a prince from the capital Adoyha. He did his Dharma and was an admirable ruler who respected his elders. However - when he was up for throne - his mother ordered his father to banish him. His father was Dasharatha.
Aum/Om
Mandala Theory ofForeign Relations
Indus River
Rama
9. Term for: Supreme Peace and Enlightenment
Vishnu
Magadha
Dharma Sastras
Nirvana
10. A heroic Warrior
Ganga (Ganges River)
Jana
Mahavira (person)
Vira
11. Devotion (also can be a form of Yoga)
Arya
Kamasutra
Bhakti
The Great Bath
12. The first kingdom ofIndia/State ofIndia where the 16 kingdoms developed.
Harappa
The Middle Way
Dharma
Magadha
13. Commanded Brahma to create the world.
Kalinga War
Vishnu
Dharma
Megasthenes
14. The trembling that woke Vishnu up - from his sleep.
Vira
Aum/Om
Bharat
Ravana
15. 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'.
Pataliputra
Brahmins
Arjuna
Kama
16. 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.
Raja
Stupa
Bhagavad Gita
Rig Veda
17. 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.
Hindu
Lothal
Mahavira (literal definition)
Brahma
18. The age where the Vedas took place and were used almost as cultural guidelines for everyday life.
Ahimsa
Vedic Age
Kshatriyas
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
19. The word for survival - importance - and wealth - was known as ...
Artha
Ahimsa
Manu
The Khyber Pass
20. Was one of the more powerful inIndia - around the 16th century.
Sutras
Jana
Jina
Kosala
21. Term for renouncing the worldly life
Ahimsa
Brahmins
Brahma
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
22. The valley where the seventeenIndian kingdoms developed
Arjuna
Sutras
Bindusara
Ganges River Valley
23. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...
Asceticism
Aum/Om
Brahma
Bodhisattwa
24. Was Rama's father who died when he was forced to complete his dharma by banishing Rama.
Queen Maya
Dasharatha
Magadha
Artha
25. The term for universal soul - which was introduced in the Upanishads.
Bharata
Brahman
Janapada
Stupa
26. The book explaining how one could get pleasure (kama) was called ...
Kosala
Four Goals of Life
Kamasutra
Lothal
27. A greeting meaning 'the divine in me recognizes the divine in you.'
Rishis
Kautilya Chaunakya
Namaste
Jains
28. A dry plateau that was located below the Vindhya and Satpura mountains.
Bharatas
Deccan
Purusha
Vedic Age
29. Laws and aspects of everyday life in the Mauryan empire were recorded on ...They are commonly found on stones and pillars.
Dharma
Apana
Rock Edicts
Maha
30. The mother of Buddha who gave birth in a forest while singing.
Dharma Sastras
Mahajanapada
Chauna
Queen Maya
31. (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
Vira
Bindusara
Vyasu
Jainism
32. The capital that Rama ruled over was called ...
Arjuna
Vedic Age
Jina
Aydohya
33. Early houses were built by this river. Melted ice and snow flowed into this river and reached the Arabian Sea. Located in a valley.
Asceticism (Literal Definition)
Ramayana
Indus River
Samsara
34. The ... were doing your Dharma - having Artha and Kama - and most importantly - achieving Moksha.
Ahimsa
Maharajas
Bharatas
Four Goals of Life
35. Is the definition for a Great Warrior
Mahavira (literal definition)
Karma
Punjab
Kalinga War
36. Chief in Sanskrit
The Great Bath
Bharata
Raja
Ganges River Valley
37. 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.
Dharma
Artha
Ashoka Vardhana
Karuna
38. Were the visions the Buddha saw of an old man - a sick man - and a dead man. These sights inspired him to seek enlightenment.
The Four Sights
Vishnu
The Middle Way
Arjuna
39. Was a prince from the capital Adoyha. He did his Dharma and was an admirable ruler who respected his elders. However - when he was up for throne - his mother ordered his father to banish him. His father was Dasharatha.
Dharma
Sanskrit
Purusha
Rama
40. Was the term for an individual soul
Ramayana
Atman
Chandragupta
Vira
41. Started the Mauryan Empire.In order to gain control - he overthrew Seleucid.
Arjuna
Chandragupta
Dalits/ Untouchables/ Harijans
Vedic Age
42. Other name for the sage - Krishna
Vyasu
Rig Veda
Rishi
Seven Ways to Greet a Neighboring State
43. Were the people who did not believe in enjoying life - and got inner peace by finding a greater reality than their own.
Kamasutra
Ascetics
Bharat
The Doctrine of Maybe
44. Is where Megasthenes was from.
Arya
Pataliputra
Four Goals of Life
Kshatriyas
45. A form of prayer and meditation that has the goal of divine union.
Artha
Jains
Yoga
Rishis
46. Word for 'Knowledge'
Maha
Veda (literal definition)
Rama
The Four Sights
47. The oldest book in Sanskrit literature is called ...
Maha
Asana
Vishnu
Arthasastra
48. Term for heroic warrior
Shudras
Vira
Ganges River Valley
Ganges River Valley
49. A follower of Hinduism is known as ...
Kama
Hindu
Rajas
Bharatas
50. Regular tradesmen - farmers - craftsmen - etc. who were represented by Purusha's legs.
Purusha
Karuna
Vaishyas
Vira