Geography
A Strong Wind that Bring Heavy Rains into Southern Asia
What is a Monsoon
a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life
What is Karma?
a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
What is the 8 fold path?
a command that is obeyed like a law
What is an Edict
a period of great happiness, prosperity and achievement
What is a Golden Age
Due to being separated by the Himalayas from the continent of Asia, India is referred to as this
What is a subcontinent
a class, or group, in Hindu society
What is a Caste?
the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism, that focus on why people suffer.
The Four Noble Truths
one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization
What is Mohenjadaro?
Ashoka reflected this Buddisht value when he gave up hunting and became a vegetarian
What is Respect for all living things
This Nomadic Group moved into northern India
Who are the Aryans?
an ancient Indian language
What is Sanskrit?
a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
What is Dharma
the ruler of the Mauryan Empire from about 269 to 232 B.C.E., whose edicts reflected Buddhist values
Who is Ashoka Maurya or Ashoka the Great
This change took place in Hinduism during the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire
Many of its legends were written down in the Vedas
the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India strategically in this way
What is protection from their enemies?
the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
What is Enlightenment?
a person who gives up worldly pleasures
Who is an Ascetic?
the main achievement of the Maurya family is considered to be this
What is Unifying India?
A major Advancement in mathematics during the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire.
Concept of the Number 0
This part of India has the most fertile farmland
What are the Plains along the Ganges River
an ideal state of happiness and peace
What is Nirvana?
the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
What is Reincarnation
important way in which Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings
What is He had edicts carved into pillars and walls?
Suffering is caused by desires is a part of what Buddhist ideas?
The four noble truths