Ancient India Jeopardy Test Review

Jeopardy Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1 What are the mountains of Northern India called?

$100 Answer from H1 The Himalayas

$200 Question from H1 Name two major rivers that flow through the Indian subcontinent and the bodies of water do they empty into. Any of the following: rice, wheat, corn, oats, barley

$200 Answer from H1 Indus River, Ganges River,

$300 Question from H1 Most of the information we have about Harappan Civilization come from the ruins of two large cities. Name both of them!

$300 Answer from H1 Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

$400 Question from H1 Not long after Harappan civilization crumbled, a new group of invaders from the west (Central Asia) took power in the Indus Valley. They were the ______________.

$400 Answer from H1 Aryans

$500 Question from H1 Aryan poems and hymns were part of their sacred texts partially written by women. Name those Texts.

$500 Answer from H1 Vedas

$100 Question from H2 Name the classes of Indian society in order of highest to lowest ranking.

$100 Answer from H2 Brahmins Kshatriyas Vaisyas Sudras

$200 Question from H2 What is reincarnation?

$200 Answer from H2 Reincarnation is the process of Rebirth.

$300 Question from H2 Who are two modern day leaders who embraced “ahisma”?

$300 Answer from H2 Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.

$400 Question from H2 The three major gods, Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu all represent part of a universal spirit called what?

$400 Answer from H2 Brahman

$500 Question from H2 Hinduism teaches that people are reborn into new physical forms. What new form you are born into depends on your ______________?

$500 Answer from H2 karma

$100 Question from H3 Siddhartha Gautama wandered through India for many years trying to find a way to eliminate what?

$100 Answer from H3 Human suffering

$200 Question from H3 What are the guiding principles at the heart of Buddhism called?

$200 Answer from H3 The Four Noble Truths

$300 Question from H3 The Buddha’s opposition to the _____________ gained him many supporters in the lower social classes.

$300 Answer from H3 caste system

$400 Question from H3 Tell and briefly explain two ideas that make up the Eight Fold Path.

$400 Answer from H3 Right thought, right intent, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration

$500 Question from H3 How does one reach Nirvana.

$500 Answer from H3 End all desire

$100 Question from H4 Which military leader founded the Maurya empire?

$100 Answer from H4 Candragupta Maurya

$200 Question from H4 Describe how and why Asoka’s rule underwent major change.

$200 Answer from H4 Asoka converted to Buddhism and decided not to wage war anymore. He devoted much of his time to making life better for his people.

$300 Question from H4 Which form of art prospered under the rule of the Guptas?

$300 Answer from H4 Gupta or (inner meaning)

$400 Question from H4 What piece of literature was an Indian epic?

$400 Answer from H4 The Mahabarata

$500 Question from H4 Which group invaded India last?

$500 Answer from H4 The British

$100 Question from H5 What is this a picture of?

$100 Answer from H5 Shiva

$200 Question from H5 What is the written language of Ancient India?

$200 Answer from H5 Sanskrit

$300 Question from H5 Identify the religious epic of Ancient India

$300 Answer from H5 The Mahabarata

$400 Question from H5 Name the great contribution Harappan culture that was lost until the 19th century

$400 Answer from H5 Toilet

$500 Question from H5 Name two Indian Trade Items

$500 Answer from H5 Cotton Tea Coffee Indigo Jute Opium

Final Jeopardy What is one teaching that Buddhism and Hinduism share? What is one idea about which they differ?

Final Jeopardy Answer Both share belief in reincarnation Hinduism supports the caste system, Buddhism does not, etc.