Vocab
A positive or Negative force that is controlled by doing bad/good things or following Dharma
What is Karma?
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
Achieve Moksha and meet Brahma
This person in known as the "Enlightened One"
Who is the Buddha?
These are the 2 main rivers in India
What are the Indus and Ganges
This ruler unified all of India and made Buddhism the National Religion
Ashoka
The constant cycle of life and death
What is reincarnation
This is the system of dividing the Indian society into groups that you cannot leave
What is the caste system
These are the guiding principles of Buddhism
What are the four noble truths
The mountains that are located north of India and includes Mt. Everest
What are the Himalayas
This is the national religion of Modern India
What is Hinduism
Men/Women who go to places around the world sharing new religions with other people
Who are missionaries?
Hinduism was passed down through these ancient texts starting in the 1500 BCEs
What are the Vedas?
This person became known as Buddha
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
These people invaded the Harappa Civilization in the early 1500 BCEs
Who is the Aryans
Name a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism
Karma, Reincarnation, nonviolent have specific rules to follow, developed in India
an ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.
What is Sanskrit
Who is the Founder of Hinduism?
There is no official Founder
Name 1 of the 4 Noble Truths and its meaning
1. Everyone suffers
2. Desire leads to suffering
3. The cure for suffering is to give up material goods
4. Follow the eightfold path
This season lasts 3 months at the end of the summer and rains heavily flooding southern India
What is Monsoon Season
Why do most Hindus practice Veganism/Vegetarians
Brahma
The lowest class in the Caste System, are even called roaches.
Who are the untouchables?
The Hindus believed that all of their gods are apart of this universal spirit
What is Brahamin
What is the ultimate goal of Buddism
Achieve Nirvana (Heavenly Peace)
What makes India a subcontinent?
It is separated by mountains and seas making Isolating India from the rest of Asia
India was a colony of this American ally for several years
What is Great Britain?