Buddha said all life is suffering caused by desire, need to elimate desire by following a set of rules?
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
100
In Hinduism the social classes determined by birth are known as the?
What is the Caste System?
100
The terms Brahma, dharma, and moksha are most closely associated with which religion?
What is Hinduism?
100
According to Buddhism, people can end selfish desires by following the?
What is the Eightfold Path?
200
Your actions in this life determine your next life?
What is karma?
200
In both Hindusim and Buddhism, the cycle of rebirth until you achieve nirvana is called?
What is reincarnation?
200
The Supreme God or Universal Spirit of Hinduism?
What is Brahman?
200
The history of which classical civilization was shaped by the monsoon cycle, the Himalaya Mountains, and the Indus River?
What is India?
200
The mountains and deseerts in western and southwestern China affected China by?
What is it slowed the exchange of ideas (cultural diffusion)
300
The sacred writings telling the story of the Hindu Gods are?
What are the Vedas?
300
The continous circle of Chinese dynasties gaining power then losing power is called?
What is the Dynastic Cycle?
300
Duties you must perform to achieve good karma?
What is dharma?
300
What was the opening in the Hindu Kush that allowed the Aryans to invade India?
What is the Khyber Pass?
300
Shi Huangdi built what 4, 000 mile wide structure that can be seen from space?
What is the Great Wall of China?
400
Chinese dynasties maintained power as long as they possessed the right to rule from the Gods, called?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
In Ancient China, families made sacrifices and offerings of food as part of what religious practice?
What is ancestor worship?
400
Seasonal winds that bring rain for crops are?
What is monsoons?
400
What is the rigid social class structure that includes the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Pariahs (Untouchables)?
What is the Caste System?
400
Confucius taught that the ruler was superior to the subject, the husband to the wife, the older brother to the younger brother, etc. What did he call this?
What are the Five Relationships? (used as a guide to maintain social and political order)
500
According to Confucius, one's loyalty and respect for family is called?
What is filial piety?
500
An opening in the Hindu Kush mountains that allowed Aryan invaders to come into India?
What is the Khyber Pass?
500
In Buddhism, a set of rules to eliminate desire and end suffering were called the?
What is the Eightfold Path?
500
"Just as a man, having cast off old garments, puts on others, even so does the embodied one, having cast off old bodies, take on other, new ones." What belief or practice is expressed in this quotation?
What is reincarnation?
500
Hammurabi's Code of Laws and the Qin dynasties Legalism are similar in that both promoted the idea that?
What is harsh punishments for crimes lead to more orderly society?