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4. Classical India Quiz

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1. stupas




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2. Shiva




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3. Alexander the Great




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4. dharma




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5. Sanskrit




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6. Ashoka




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7. reincarnation




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8. scholar-gentry




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9. Himalayas




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10. gurus




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11. founder of the Mauryan dynasty, the first empire in the Indian subcontinent; first centralized government since Harappan civilization. r.322-298 BCE




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12. dynasty that succeeded the Kushans in the 3rd century C.E., which included all but southern Indian regions; less centralized than Mauryan Empire.




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13. dynasty established in Indian subcontinent in 4th century B.C.E. following the invasion of Alexander the Great.




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14. the brahman, later Hindu, god of sacrifice; widely worshipped.




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15. clusters of caste groups in Aryan society; four social castes—brahmans (priests), warriors,merchants, and peasants; beneath four Aryan castes was group of socially untouchable Dasas.




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16. seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia; during summer bring rains.




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17. low social caste in Hindu culture; performed tasks that were considered polluting - street sweeping, removal of human waste, and tanning




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18. chief deity of the Aryans; depicted as a colossal, hard-drinking warrior.




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19. the Buddhist state of enlightenment; a state of tranquility.




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20. creator of a major Indian and Asian religion; born in the 6th century B.C.E.; taught that enlightenment could be achieved only by abandoning desires for earthly things, son of local ruler in Himalayas





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