HST 100 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
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Hinduism, buddhism, jainism, daoism & confucianism rose during the... - Answers - 6th
century BCE
The mauryan king, ashoka, emerged in india in... - Answers - 3rd BCE
Religious daoism & confucianism began when they deified laozi & confucius (buddhism
also enters china) during... - Answers - 1st CE
What is a myth? - Answers - symbolizes origins of humanity/ expresses religious belief/
explains phenomenons
Differences between religions in south asia, east asia and the middle east? - Answers -
south asia- myth of liberation (samsura)
East asia- myth of harmony
Middle east- myth of history
The harrapan civilization was considered an
_______ center existing before 6th c BCE - Answers - agrarian
Where did the harappans reside? - Answers - indus river
Who did harappans trade with? - Answers - mesopotamians
Aryan in sanskrit translates to... - Answers - nobles
Were the aryans nomadic? - Answers - yes
Aryans brought the _______ to india - Answers - vedas
What are the vedas? What does veda mean? How many books were the vedas & which
is most important? - Answers - -book of religious practices/tales
-means knowledge
-4 books
-rig veda is the most important (hymn knowledge)
Who is purusha? What is his contribution to the caste system? What word is "caste"
translated? - Answers - -primordial being who was sacrificed
-his body created the caste system
, -varna= color
What are the four basic castes? - Answers - 1. Brahmin- priestly caste
2. Kshatriya- warrior caste
3. Producers/merchants caste
4. Slaves/servants caste
Vedic hindu god indra - Answers - -god of storms/warriors
-rode into battle on a white elephant
Vedic hindu god agni - Answers - -god of fire
-sacrifices made to him via fire because fire was believed to cleanse sin
What are the major texts found in vedic hinduism? Classic hinduism? - Answers - -
vedas
-upanishads, code of manu & bhagavad gita
What are the three ways to salvation (liberation)? - Answers - karma yoga, bhakti yoga
and jnana yoga
What classic hindu text is associated with karma yoga? - Answers - code of manu -way
of works-
What classic hindu text is associated with bhakti yoga? - Answers - bhagavad yoga -
pray to specific god-
What classic hindu text is associated with jnana yoga? - Answers - upanishads -way of
knowledge-
What is the bhagavad gita about? What book is it a part of? - Answers - -the god
krishna telling arjuna to go to war despite fighting his own cousins because it is arjuna's
duty to fufill his caste
-part of mahabhrata
What are the upanishads? What does the word "upanishad" mean? - Answers - -how to
attain liberation through Jnana
-means "sit nearby"
What is the code of manu? What does it contain? - Answers - -the four castes and their
duties
What are the four stages of life in the code of manu? - Answers - -student= young man
set to study the Vedas
-householder= man marries and produces family/ provides welfare
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Hinduism, buddhism, jainism, daoism & confucianism rose during the... - Answers - 6th
century BCE
The mauryan king, ashoka, emerged in india in... - Answers - 3rd BCE
Religious daoism & confucianism began when they deified laozi & confucius (buddhism
also enters china) during... - Answers - 1st CE
What is a myth? - Answers - symbolizes origins of humanity/ expresses religious belief/
explains phenomenons
Differences between religions in south asia, east asia and the middle east? - Answers -
south asia- myth of liberation (samsura)
East asia- myth of harmony
Middle east- myth of history
The harrapan civilization was considered an
_______ center existing before 6th c BCE - Answers - agrarian
Where did the harappans reside? - Answers - indus river
Who did harappans trade with? - Answers - mesopotamians
Aryan in sanskrit translates to... - Answers - nobles
Were the aryans nomadic? - Answers - yes
Aryans brought the _______ to india - Answers - vedas
What are the vedas? What does veda mean? How many books were the vedas & which
is most important? - Answers - -book of religious practices/tales
-means knowledge
-4 books
-rig veda is the most important (hymn knowledge)
Who is purusha? What is his contribution to the caste system? What word is "caste"
translated? - Answers - -primordial being who was sacrificed
-his body created the caste system
, -varna= color
What are the four basic castes? - Answers - 1. Brahmin- priestly caste
2. Kshatriya- warrior caste
3. Producers/merchants caste
4. Slaves/servants caste
Vedic hindu god indra - Answers - -god of storms/warriors
-rode into battle on a white elephant
Vedic hindu god agni - Answers - -god of fire
-sacrifices made to him via fire because fire was believed to cleanse sin
What are the major texts found in vedic hinduism? Classic hinduism? - Answers - -
vedas
-upanishads, code of manu & bhagavad gita
What are the three ways to salvation (liberation)? - Answers - karma yoga, bhakti yoga
and jnana yoga
What classic hindu text is associated with karma yoga? - Answers - code of manu -way
of works-
What classic hindu text is associated with bhakti yoga? - Answers - bhagavad yoga -
pray to specific god-
What classic hindu text is associated with jnana yoga? - Answers - upanishads -way of
knowledge-
What is the bhagavad gita about? What book is it a part of? - Answers - -the god
krishna telling arjuna to go to war despite fighting his own cousins because it is arjuna's
duty to fufill his caste
-part of mahabhrata
What are the upanishads? What does the word "upanishad" mean? - Answers - -how to
attain liberation through Jnana
-means "sit nearby"
What is the code of manu? What does it contain? - Answers - -the four castes and their
duties
What are the four stages of life in the code of manu? - Answers - -student= young man
set to study the Vedas
-householder= man marries and produces family/ provides welfare
