Ancient India Study Guide
1. What religion used prayers called Vedas?
2. What two cultures mixed beliefs to form Hinduism?
3. Which of the following items is true?
4. What role of god did Brahma play?
5. What role of god did Vishnu play?
6. Who was Shakti?
7. What does Upanishad translate to?
8. What religion used the Upanishads to learn things?
9. What is reincarnation?
10. How are people who complete their dharma rewarded/punished after they die?
11. What are the religious and moral duties of a Hindu called?
12. Hindus believe nonviolence, also known as ______________________________.
13. List two different types of yoga.
14. How did Siddhartha Gautama react to seeing sickness and death?
15. Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Ancient India Study Guide
16. What did Gautama not agree with Hindu priests about?
17. How did Siddhartha finally discover the cause of human suffer and its solution?
18. What does Buddha translate to?
19. How many steps are included in Buddha's plan to reach Nirvana?
20. What does Buddha believe people have to give up to end their suffering?
21. What is another name for the Eightfold path?
22. Who can reach nirvana?
23. What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
24. Hindus believe the Buddha is the reincarnations of what god?
25. True or False: Buddhism is still extremely popular in India today.
26. Does Hinduism have one single founder?
27. What is the purpose of yoga?
28. What was the relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism in India?
29. In Buddhism, how are people treated?
30. What mountain range is in the northern portion of Ancient India?