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The personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life
Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound is called what?
stupa
________ used trade routes to travel to holy sites.
pilgrim
Another word for teacher.
guru
Most Indus Valley people lived in
farming villiages
What is the rebirth of the soul called?
reincarnation
An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness
nirvana
The landmass that separates India from the rest of Asia is...
the Himalayan Mountains
A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
karma
An Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things
Jainism
___________ contained religious objects and served as places of worship.
stupas
Name the ocean surrounding of India.
Ganges and Indus River
The Gupta Empire thrived through the trade of goods such as
iron
When was Buddhism founded?
500s B.C.
___________ sacred texts that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers.
Vedas
What are the names of two major rivers of Ancient India?
Ganges and Indus River
Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern India?
Gupta
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
World's 3rd largest religious?
Hinduism