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Religion Notable Nobles Art and Literature Geography Potpourri $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy • Positive or negative force created by your actions in life. • Karma This prince became known as Buddha, the “Enlightened One” Siddartha Gautama The belief that God and humans are one. monism The belief that spirits live in everything. Animism The physical and mental discipline harmonizing body and soul. yoga Mauyan leader who converted to Buddhism Asoka The Mauryan who united India from the central plateau up to the Hindu Kush Chandragupta Maurya This was the name given to Prince Siddartha after his enlightenment. Buddha The two famous nobles from the “Ramayana”. He saved her from a demon. Rama and Sita This is the term for an Indian prince. raja Long poems describing heros and great events. epics Complex philosophical explanations of the Vedas and Vedic religion. Upanishads The great literature of Indo-Aryan religion is contained in these works. Vedas A hemispherical dome shaped shrine. These were dedicated to the Buddha and originally held his relics. stupa This is the written language of ancient India. sanskrit The early Indus Valley civilization is named after this city. Harappa This is the sacred river of north eastern India. Ganges This is the name of the physical feature that dominates the central part of India. Deccan Plateau This geographic physical feature allowed the Indo-Aryans an entry into India. Khyber Pass One of three large mountain ranges in the north of India. Its name in Sanskrit means “a place of snow” Himalayas This animal is considered the “sacred gift” of the gods to India. Cow (cattle) The word for the overall supreme spirit in the Hindu religion. Brahma This civilization’s word for war meant “a desire for cows”. Indo- Aryans (Aryans) The upper caste custom established in the era of the Indo Aryans and Gupta period in which a man has more than one wife. Polygamy Knowledge of the Gupta Dynasty has been improved through the study of art at this historical site. Ajanta Caves •Category: Ancient Indian Customs •This custom common among the upper castes of the Gupta Dynasty, required widows to commit suicide by casting themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre. Suttee