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Ancient India Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. The god - 'Lord of Creation' - was known as ...






2. Is the definition for a Great Warrior






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






4. Regular tradesmen - farmers - craftsmen - etc. who were represented by Purusha's legs.






5. Represented non-violence to all living things and was taught toIndia by Nataputta Vardhamana.






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






7. A heroic Warrior






8. Is where Megasthenes was from.






9. Is where Megasthenes was from.






10. Commanded Brahma to create the world.






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






12. Devotion (also can be a form of Yoga)






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Was the Greek ambassador who was impressed with Chandragupta's work and wrote about it.






16. Chief in Sanskrit






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






18. Is the language thatIndians used for religious texts and purposes. Only upperclassmen were able to read this language (Brahmins).






19. A follower of Hinduism is known as ...






20. 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.






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






22. 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'.






23. Slaves who were represented as Purusha's feet in the Aryan Caste System.






24. Represented non-violence to all living things and was taught toIndia by Nataputta Vardhamana.






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Started the Mauryan Empire.In order to gain control - he overthrew Seleucid.






28. The word for 'pure' - which was used to describe the Aryans.






29. The four texts that were chanted and passed down by generation and taught about the Aryan gods - gave instructions for rituals - and explained the start of the universe.






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






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






32. These guidelines advised small kingdoms survive in politics.






33. The book explaining how one could get pleasure (kama) was called ...






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






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






36. The term for universal soul - which was introduced in the Upanishads.






37. Was a tribe on the East Coast - who refused to submit to the Mauryan Empire. Once Ashoka found out that they army had conquered them - he freed them - returned land - and wrote an apology.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






44. Word for 'Knowledge'






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






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






47. Represented one's duty/purpose in life.






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






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






50. 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.