Buddhism
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Name the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
What are:
Truth 1: All of life is suffering, Truth 2: all suffering is caused by desire, Truth 3: to end suffering one must overcome desire, Truth 4: to overcome desire follow the Eightfold Path.
This Indian King ruled according to Buddhist principles; which made Buddhism popular and improved India.
Who is Ashoka?
A Hindu's duty in life, or destiny; literally means "the true nature of things."
What is dharma?
Followers of Hindu still seek to cleanse their souls in this river in India.
What is the Ganges River>
In India, this concept goes back 1400 years.
What is zero?
A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddhism?
He used nonviolence to fight for India's independence from Great Britain.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
Hindu concept of cosmic justice.
What is karma?
A large landmass similar to a continent, but smaller.
What is a subcontinent?
This Indian religion teaches ahimsa, or non-violence.
What is Jainism?
The Buddha taught that all suffering came from this.
What is desire?
He united India and became a Jainist monk at the end of his life.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
He founded Buddhism after he became disillusioned with life and the suffering people go through.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
This tallest mountain range in the world sits on the northeast edge of India.
What are the Himalayas?
River most associated with Ancient India.
What is the Indus River?
The first Buddha sat under this for some period of time before he became enlightened.
What is the Bodhi Tree?
The largest building of ancient India.
What is the Great Bath?
Four out of five people living in India today are followers of this religion.
What is Hinduism?
Ancient Indian river that dried up due to an earthquake.
What is the Saraswati?
This is the modern capital of India.
What is New Delhi?
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Name the four things the first Buddha saw that caused him to become disillusioned with life.
What are a sick man, and old man, a poor man, and a dead man?
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Name the two most famous cities of Ancient India.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Not even 1 percent of people living in India today are followers of this religion.
What is Buddhism?
Seasonal winds that influence the climate of India.
What are monsoons?
This Indo-European group traveled across the Hindu Kush Mountains and blended their culture with that of the Dravidians in Ancient India.
Who are the Aryans?