Religious Legacy
What is major religion of India today?
Hinduism
Chandra Gupta was a leader of
The Gupta empire
How do the reigns of Asoka and Chandra Gupta II compare?
They both had very successful reigns within their empires. Asoka did the following for Maurya empire:
•He sent missionaries to spread Buddhism, but allowed other religions
•He improved travel by building wells, hospitals, and rest houses by roads
•Better travel conditions helped traders and officials
Chandra Gupta II did the following for the gupta empire:
•Arts (architecture, murals, statues) thrived under Chandra Gupta II
•Kalidasa’s wrote famous Sanskrit plays and poems
•Indians invented our numeral and decimal systems and the symbol for zero
•A mathematician figured out the length of a year and the value of pi
•Doctors expanded Ayurvedic medicine, the world’s oldest medical system
•Artisans developed advanced metallurgy (metal working)
How did the religious teachings of India help shape the United States?
Ahimsa inspired US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Explain how ahimsa links Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism
Ahimsa means nonviolent. All three of these religions practice nonviolence and strive to be peaceful with others.
Why did many Hindus become Buddhists during Asoka's reign?
Hindu writings were in languages that few people understood
The greatest Maurya king was
Asoka
Why are 1-9 known as "Arabic numbers"?
Arab traders brought them to the west
Mohandas Gandhi used nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of people in ....where?
India
Explain the most important Buddhist facts and beliefs
Four Noble Truths:
–People suffer because their minds are not at ease
–Unease and suffering come from wanting things or a different life
–People can stop suffering by not wanting
–People can stop wanting by following the Eightfold Path
•The Eightfold Path involved having the right opinions, desires, speech, actions, job, effort, concentration, and meditation.
•This path leads to nirvana, which is the end of suffering.
•If you reach nirvana, then you finally cease to exist.
•Nirvana supposedly breaks the cycle of reincarnation that both Hindus and Buddhists believe in.
Explain how Buddhism and Hinduism influence the world outside of India today
Created nonviolent ways to fight and stand up for what is right... carried into other countries as ways to interact peacefully
Who wrote Sanskrit play and poems during the golden age and is considered one of India's greatest?
Kalidasa
The decimal system would NOT work without the symbol for
zero
The great American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by who
Mohandas Gandhi
What important contributions came from ancient India?
System of numbers we use today
Buddhism is LESS widely followed today than it once was in....where?
most of India
Indian Artists Developed visual symbols to show the holiness of who?
the buddha
The numbers 1-9 are known as
Hindu-Arabic numerals
The Indian leader who practiced ahimsa to fight against British rule was
Mohandas Gandhi
Under which two kings did Indias people benefit most?
Chandra Gupta II and Asoka