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Heritage of South Asia JEOPARDY! S2C13 Jeopardy Review

And the categories are… “The Empires of South Asia”

“Hinduism”

“It Takes A Village

“The British Are…Here?”

“Curry”

Empires of South Asia Hinduism It Takes a Village The British Are…Here?Curry

Round 2: Double Jeopardy…

Empires of South Asia Buddhism It Takes a It Takes a Village, Part 2 The British Are…Here?Curry

Final Jeopardy The Category is… Make your wager now… Muslim Influence in South Asia

And the answer is… This is the Arabic name given to the building on the Taj Mahal grounds which acts as an “answer” to the mosque on one side of the Taj… What is…jawab

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 100 This is the word used to describe a ruling family… A: What is dynasty? S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 200 A: What is a stupa? The structure pictured here, used for housing the ashes of monks, and meditation… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 300 A: Who was Chandragupta? S2C13 Jeopardy Review This person was the first to unite northern India, and a later empire was named after them…

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 400 A: What is the Mongols? This group invaded the subcontinent after the 1200s, didn’t stay, but came back… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 500 A: What is Asoka? This early leader of the Indian subcontinent converted to Buddhism, and tried to rule using Buddhist principles… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 400 A: What are sultans? This is the word used for Muslim rulers in the Indian Subcontinent… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 800 A: What are edicts, or laws? Asoka had these carved on rocks throughout his empire for all to see… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Empires of South Asia Empires of South Asia 1000 A: Who is Akbar? Under this ruler, the Mughal empire reached its height, a “golden age”… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Hinduism 100 A: What is polytheistic? Consisting of many gods, Hinduism is considered this type of religion… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Hinduism 200 A: What is Brahman? This is the word used to describe the supreme force of the universe, which is nameless, shapeless and formless… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Hinduism 300 A: What is karma? This word refers to the principle that your actions determine your future fate, or life… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Hinduism 400 A: What is dharma? This is the word for the obligations, or duties, that a Hindu must perform during their lifetime… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Hinduism 500 A: What is atman? This word means “essential self”, the part that will eventually return to the universe when reincarnation ends… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Buddhism 400 A: What is all life is suffering? The first of the four Noble Truths S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Buddhism 800 A: What is eight? There are this many parts of the path to enlightenment… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Buddhism 1000 A: What is Siddhartha First name of the founder of Buddhism…(not the Buddha, nice try) S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village 100 A: What is caste? Hindu word used to describe the system of dividing people up into different levels, each with its own responsibilities S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village 200 A: What are cows? This animal is considered sacred to Hindus… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village 300 A: What is a …sudra..? This is the caste level which was lowest, and served the other castes… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village 400 A: What is a dowry? This is the word used to describe the money paid by a bride’s family to the groom… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village 500 A: What is ghee? Name given to an oil made from cow’s milk… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village, Part A: What is sati? This means “virtuous women”, and it refers to the practice of throwing oneself on the funeral pyre of one’s husband… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village, Part A: What is shakti? This is the name given to the creative energy women have… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

It Takes a Village, Part A: What is purdah? This term is used to describe the separation of upper-class women from others in the society… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

The British Are…Here? 100 This country first “discovered” and then monopolized contact with India… S2C13 Jeopardy Review A: What is Portugal?

The British Are…Here? 200 Britain ruled the colony of India this way, which means using your own officials, instead of local officials, to govern… S2C13 Jeopardy Review A: What is direct rule?

The British Are…Here? 300 S2C13 Jeopardy Review This is the term used to describe Muslim and Hindu members of the British army in India… A: What is sepoy?

A: What were new rifle cartridges greased with forbidden fat, or being forced to fight overseas… The British Are…Here? 400 This is one of the causes of the Indian rebellion of 1857…

A: What is the British East India Company? The British Are…Here? 500 Name of the company that was given control of India by the British government…

A: What is Mughals? The British Are…Here? 400 This was the general name of the empire that ruled India when traders from Europe arrived in 1498…

The British Are…Here? 800 This term means complete control over a product or part of the market… S2C13 Jeopardy Review A: What is monopoly?

The British Are…Here? 1000 This person took over the INC in 1920, and became India’s most well-known freedom fighter… S2C13 Jeopardy Review A: Who is Ghandi?

Curry 100 A: What is nirvana? S2C13 Jeopardy Review When you reach this, you can escape the suffering of the world…

Curry 200 A: What is Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia? S2C13 Jeopardy Review One other place besides India where Buddhism spread…

Curry 300 A: What are Hinduism and Islam? S2C13 Jeopardy Review These 2 religions were blended to make Sikhism…

Curry 400 A: What is kshatriya? The “warrior and ruler” level of the Hindu caste system… S2C13 Jeopardy Review

Curry 500 A: What is the Indus river? S2C13 Jeopardy Review The river pictured here is not the longest in Asia, but rather it is this one…

Curry 400 A: What is Hindi? S2C13 Jeopardy Review This is the most widely spoken language in India…

Curry 800 A: What is Urdu? S2C13 Jeopardy Review This language blended Hindu and Persian words, but was written in Arabic…

Curry 1000 A: What is the Indian National Congress? S2C13 Jeopardy Review Indian nationalist group eventually led by Ghandi…