Topic 6 - Ancient India Flash Cards

Nirvana is ...

• A place of perfect peace and happiness
• A place of realization and concurring 
• A building Buddhists go to pray
• A rock band 

During the monsoon rains, winds blow from ________ to __________.

• east to west across the Himalaya.

• land to sea.

• sea to land.
  

• southern India to the north.

This determines the state of your reincarnation

• Vedas
• Karma
• Aryans
• Upanishads

The key element of Jainism is ahimsa, which means?

• all old men become gods.
  

• there are many gods to worship.
  

• cats are to be protected as gods.
  

• there should be nonviolence toward all living things.

Which South Asian religion emphasizes ending suffering by ending the desire for worldly things?

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Brahmanism

One central belief of Hinduism is that _____________________.

• meditation will free you from suffering

• your position in the next life depends on your devotion to Brahman

• the Himalaya are sacred mountains

• there is a universal spirit called Brahman

A _____ is usually separated from the rest of the continent by physical features.

• monsoons
• subcontinent
• Indus River
• raja

Who developed the current form of Jainism?

• Ashoka

• Mahavira

• the Buddha

• Siddhartha Gautama

Which 2 cities flourished in the Indus Valley from around 2500 – 1500 BCE?

• Alexandria & Cairo

• Harappa & Mohenjo-Doro

• Beijing & Shanghai

• Kush & Athens

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• No real founder
• Abraham
• Asoka
• Siddhartha Gautama