Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Religions 1
Religions 2
Hodge Podge
100
flat land
What are plains?
100
monsoons
What are seasonal winds that blow across the Indian Ocean?
100
this religion developed from a blending of Aryan religious beliefs with those of other people who lived on the subcontinent
What is Hinduism?
100
he turned to Buddhism and ruled his empire by living the Eightfold path
Who is Asoka?
100
social system developed by the Aryans
What is the caste system?
200
another name for a ruler
What is rajah?
200
determines a soul's next life
What is karma?
200
Hinduism's teachings, hymns, and ceremonies are held in these books
What are the Vedas?
200
name two differences between Hinduism and Buddhism
What are Hindus have the Vedas and Buddhists do not use a holy book?
200
laid out in a grid pattern, economies based on farming, and buildings made out of mud bricks
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
300
determined a person's occupation and social class started by the Aryan culture
What is the caste system?
300
intense thinking about spiritual things
What is meditation?
300
Ganges River
What is the sacred river to people of Hindu faith?
300
goal of the Buddhists
What is to reach union with the universe?
300
Vaisya level
What are commoners?
400
reincarnation
What is the cycle of birth and death?
400
dharma
What is to make the religious duties for every person to follow so he or she will move toward union with the Brahman?
400
He wanted to find out why some people suffered and died.
What is why Siddhartha Gautama gave up his life as a prince?
400
spread throughout Asia as far as Korea and Japan
What is Buddhism?
400
Gupta were ___________, and the Maurya were ____________
What are Hindus and Buddhists?
500
means to be released from the cycle of reincarnation and reach a state of peace or bliss
What is nirvana?
500
the goal of every atman (word for soul)
What is to unite with the Brahman?
500
desire
What is the largest cause of suffering in Buddhism and Hinduism?
500
this religion remained in India
What is Hinduism?
500
importance of the Ajanta Caves in India
What is the caves give the life history of the Buddha?
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