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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha
What word means the spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness?
nirvana
Who was the emperor that built roads, spread Buddhism, encouraged trade, and wrote laws and history on pillars?
Emperor Ashoka
What was the important symbol that was used for the first time in India?
What does Buddhism believe is the root of all suffering?
Attachment to things and people
Through cultural diffusion
Why did Buddhism spread so widely?
It welcomed everyone except the untouchables
Ahisma is the belief that-
people should not hurt any living things
What are two medical innovations (new inventions) that were created in ancient India?
Doctoring
Dentistry
Medical Instruments
What is the word that means "rebirth of the soul"?
reincarnation
What is the meaning of the title Buddha?
The Enlightened One
China, Japan, Indonesia & other countries
built shrines and inscribed Buddhist teaching on pillars
What structure was used in India to bury kings, that was like the pyramids of Egypt?
The Stupa
What do Hindus call the most important duty of obeying the moral law of the universe?
Dharma
Who was given the title of Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
What are three things Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
1. belief in reincarnation
2. both seek a high state of mind
3. both believe that suffering is caused by the attachment to things and people
What the the first effect Ashoka's rule had?
It united India
the sun
_______________ is what Hindus believe is based on what people did in past lives.
Karma
What was number 2 of the Four Noble Truths?
People suffer because they desire other people and other things
What the the name of the first Mauryan Dynasty?
Chandra Gupta
Why were road systems originally built in India?
To create a better system of travel FOR TRADING
Siddhartha Gautama's father was a ______________
king
In Hinduism, a core belief is that there is one universal spirit called ________________.
Brahman