Transcript India Jeopardy

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Geography
Indian
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Hinduism
Potpourri
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question for Hinduism
In Hinduism, people are placed at four different levels.
What are the levels called?
Hint : Not the name of each. The name of all of them
together.
$100 Answer for Hinduism
The levels are called varnas.
$200 Question for Hinduism
What is karma?
$200 Answer for Hinduism
Karma is the effects that good or bad
actions have on a person’s soul.
$300 Question for Hinduism
Is Hinduism a polytheistic or a
monotheistic religion?
$300 Answer for Hinduism
Hinduism is both a monotheistic
and a polytheistic faith.
$400 Question for Hinduism
Hindus and Buddhists believe
in reincarnation. What
is reincarnation?
$400 Answer for Hinduism
Reincarnation is a Hindu and Buddhist
belief that souls are born and reborn
many times, each time into a
new body.
$500 Question for Hinduism
Three Possible Answers –
Name one of the 3 Hindu Gods that is
considered part of the Holy Trinity.
$500 Answer for Hinduism
1. Brahman (The Creator)
1. Vishnu (The Protector)
2. Shiva (The Destroyer)
$100 Question Buddhism
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
$100 Answer from Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama was a wealthy Hindu
who created the Buddhist religion.
$200 Question from Buddhism
The Buddha believed that
everyone had a chance to
reach this goal as long as
they followed the Eightfold
Path.
$200 Answer from Buddhism
The Buddha believed everyone could
reach nirvana if they follow the
Eightfold Path.
$300 Question from Buddhism
Buddhism began in what country?
$300 Answer from Buddhism
India
$400 Question from Buddhism
Buddhist teachings spread through Asia
when an Indian king sent people to teach
Buddhist ways to others. These people who
work to spread religious beliefs are called
what?
$400 Answer from Buddhism
Missionaries are people who
work to spread religious beliefs.
$500 Question from Buddhism
Explain the difference between
Theravada Buddhists and Mahayana
Buddhists.
$500 Answer from Buddhism
Theravada Buddhists follow and
study the teachings of the original
Buddha. Mahayana Buddhists have
adapted his teachings to better suite
their lives and, in some cases, make
nirvana easier to reach.
$100 Question from Indian
Geography
India is located on what continent?
$100 Answer from Indian
Geography
India is located in Asia.
$200 Question from Indian
Geography
Name the mountain range that
runs along the northern border
Of India.
$200 Answer from Indian
Geography
The Himalayan Mountains run
along the northern border of India.
$300 Question from Indian
Geography
Give two reasons why India is
considered a subcontinent.
$300 Answer from Indian
Geography
India is a subcontinent because of
its size and because of the fact that
it’s separated from the rest of Asia
by a mountain range.
$400 Question from Indian
Geography
What river allowed the Indian
civilization to exist?
$400 Answer from Indian
Geography
The Indus River made the Indian
civilization possible.
$500 Question from Indian
Geography
Why was it a good thing for the
Indus to flood?
$500 Answer from Indian
Geography
The flooding of the Indus was a
good thing because floods would
leave behind a rich soil called silt,
which would allow farms to grow
a surplus of crops.
$100 Question from Indian
Achievements
What is the science of working
with metals called?
$100 Answer from Indian
Achievements
The science is called metallurgy.
$200 Question from Indian
Achievements
We have the Indians to thank for
our number system. What is this
number system called?
$200 Answer from Indian
Achievements
The numbers are called HinduArabic numerals.
$300 Question from Indian
Achievements
When Indians worked with metals,
they were able to mix multiple metals
together which are called what?
$300 Answer from Indian
Achievements
Alloys are what are created when
metals are mixed.
$400 Question from Indian
Achievements
When talking about Indian
understanding of astronomy, what
were they able to predict?
$400 Answer from Indian
Achievements
Because of their understanding
of astronomy, Indians were able
to predict eclipses.
$500 Question from Indian
Achievements
What is inoculation?
$500 Answer from Indian
Achievements
Inoculation is injecting a person
with a small dose of a virus to help
build up defenses to a disease.
$100 Question from Potpourri
Shah Jahan built this tomb in Agra,
India for his favorite wife.
$100 Answer from Potpourri
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for
his favorite wife.
$200 Question from Potpourri
Why did Buddhism grow in popularity
amongst the members of the lower
Varnas in India?
$200 Answer from Potpourri
Buddhism became popular with
those of the lower varnas because
it got rid of the caste system, which
is the main reason for their suffering.
$300 Question from Potpourri
What does it mean to fast?
$300 Answer from Potpourri
Fasting means going without food
and possible water for a period of
time.
$400 Question from Potpourri
Hindus consider a certain animal sacred
and don’t eat it. What animal do they find
sacred?
$400 Answer from Potpourri
Hindus consider cows sacred.
$500 Question from Potpourri
Why is it that we know more about the
Aryans than the Harappans?
$500 Answer from Potpourri
We know more about the Aryans than
the Harappans because we are able to read
Sanskrit, the language of the Aryans. We are
unable to read the writings of the Harappans,
which makes it difficult to know for sure
how they lived.
Final Jeopardy
Over time, the Indus River Valley became
ideal for farming. Place the following events
in order that led to people settling in this part
of the world.
A. Himalayan snows melted.
B. Flood waters left behind silt.
C. Heavy snow fell in the Himalayas.
D. The Indus River flooded.
Final Jeopardy Answer
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