Hinduism, Buddhism & South Asia (Part 1)

Hinduism, Buddhism & South Asia (Part 1)

Use Textbook (Chapter 16, Lesson 2) Pages 498 - 503

These next answers are found on page 498

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What river civilization is discussed?

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Harrapa and Mohenjo-Darro were located in what is modern-day country?

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Which advancements were found here?

• houses had bathrooms & drains

• built on fortified hills

• streets in grid-like pattern

• home had their own water wells

• use of dams to hold water

These next answers are found on page 499

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What possibly brought this civilization to an end?

• natural disaster

• disease/plague

• invasions

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Which group swept in from Northwest Asia?

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The Aryans were most likely people who

sheep, cows and other livestock.

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Until they settled down in India and became

.

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Varna means

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Each varna had clear responsibilities and

that set it apart from others.

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The top class was made up of Brahmins, or

.

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The next group from the top were the

.

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Which was the third group in the Aryan social class?

• nobles

• unskilled workers

• merchants

• slaves

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The bottom class consisted of

.

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Last year we talked about a group of people not even part of the social class pyramid? Who were they?

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These varna classes were based on family ties and

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The jati system refers to the

system.

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Under the caste system,

developed that kept people from moving from one group to another.

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The caste system was

after gaining its independence in 1947.

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We see no effects of the caste system in present day India.

• True

• False

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The Aryans composed long poetic texts called the

.

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___________ is the parent language of Hindi, one of the most important languages in modern India.

• Cuneiform

• Oracle Bones

• Sanskrit

• hieroglyphics

These next answers are found on page 500

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The Vedas were

hymns passed down orally for many years

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The Rig Veda is a poem in honor of Aryan

.

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The Vedas laid the foundation for the growth of

.

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is the birthplace of several major religions.

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Hinduism has _______ founder and _____ holy book. Which words can be used in both blanks? Only list the 2 words once.

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Followers of Hinduism are called

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Righteous Action =

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Action and Consequence =

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Liberation =

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Hindus can worship at

• home

• mosque

• church

• temple

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The rebirth of a soul in another body =

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The belief your actions can affect your next life =

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• ahisma

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How long until a soul can be released from the reincarnation cycle?

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The goal in Hinduism is to reach nirvana, a state of eternal

.

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Hinduism places an emphasis on the

.

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Jainism is a religion based on ahimsa, meaning

.

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Followers of Jainism turned from farming to

so they would not have to kill or injure any living creature.

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Which religion began in northeastern India?

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Founder of Buddhism =

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Siddartha went out searching for

truth.

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Siddartha became known as "the

".

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Buddha = "the

"

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The sacred texts (or writings) of Buddhism (what did he leave behind for them to know)

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1st Noble Truth = Life is full of

>

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2nd Noble Truth = Suffering can be stopped by conquering

.

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4th Noble Truth = Desire can be conquered by following the

Path.