Empires
The greatest Maurya king was
Asoka
What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism as the Buddha taught it?
Reaching nirvana
What do Hinduism and Buddhism NOT have in common?
Belief in reincarnation
Worship of gods and goddesses
Spreading through trade
Developing first in India
Worship of gods and goddess
What is Mrs. van Ede's favorite color?
BLUE
What was the most important accomplishment of Chandragupta Maurya?
Uniting Aryan kingdoms into an empire
The four noble truths and the eightfold path are basic beliefs found in which religion
Buddhism
What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
Belief in reincarnation
Chandra Gupta was a leader of
the gupta empire
Under which ruler did India’s “golden age” of great accomplishments take place?
Chandra Gupta II
Before he became known as buddha, he was a hindu prince called
siddhartha gautama
The numbers 1 through 9 are known as
Hindu-Arabic numerals
The greatest Maurya king was
asoka
What elements of modern mathematics were developed during the gupta empire's "golden age"?
zero
value of pi
measurements
year length
according to the Buddhists religion, the end of suffering in life is called
nirvana
The decimal system would NOT work without a symbol for
zero
Who had the greatest influence on the Maurya king Asoka?
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
Chandra Gupta II
Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta was the leader of
the gupta empire
The collected teachings of the buddha are called
dharma
The practive of ahimsa is to practice
nonviolence
Who write Sanskrit play and poems during the “golden age” and is considered one of India’s greatest?
Kalidasa