Vocabulary
A seasonal wind which brings seasonal rain to certain geographic areas.
Monsoons
These are a collection of sacred Hindu writings, written in Sanskrit.
Vedas
A basic teaching of Buddhism is that this “way” is the best approach to living life; a balance between total sacrifice and that of excessiveness.
The Middle Path
The Mauryan Empire began to rise after the departure of this important conqueror from India.
Alexander the Great
The lowest level of the Caste System is called…
Dailt or Untouchables
A fortified area, usually made of stone and located on a high point.
The belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death.
Reincarnation
He was the founder of the Buddhist religion.
This second, smaller empire, had many scientific advances and was a center for important economic trade.
Gupta Empire
They are the warrior class, who are commanded to protect the people, give gifts to the Brahmins, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, study the Vedas, and dispense justice
Kshatriya
A fixed social class into which a person is born.
Caste
This group of Hindu people were responsible for interpreting the vedas, and teaching everyone else those interpretations.
Brahmins
What do each of the spokes on the dharma wheel represent?
The Eightfold Path
Founder of the Mauryan Empire, he was afraid of being assassinated, so he often slept in different bedrooms and hired royal taste testers to ensure that he wasn’t poisoned.
Chandragupta Maurya
To escape the rainy seasons, followers of Buddhism eventually formed these permanent religious communities where they could pray and meditate.
Monasteries
This caste is made up of the priests and scholars.
Brahmin
Hindus believed that the universe was in a constant, repeating cycle, consisting of these three stages:
Creating, destroying, re-creating
All Buddhists strive for THIS, which means the extinction and freedom from cycle of suffering, death and rebirth.
Nirvana
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This grandson took the Mauryana Empire to its highest point, conquering most of modern day India.
Ashoka
This ethnic group came into India and began to organize the many loose kingdoms into an organized Empire
Aryans
This is achieved when a follower of Hinduism reaches enlightenment and becomes one with the universe.
Moksha
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This concept is respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others.
Ahimsa
Of the following, choose the one which is NOT part of the Eightfold Path:
Meditation, Free From Impure Thoughts, Resist Evil
Free From Impure Thoughts
Provide four advances offered by the Gupta Empire.
Astronomy: Earth rotates on axis Solar eclipses Medicine: C-Section, inoculation, plastic surgery, printed medical guides, 1000 diseases classified, 500 healing plants identified. Math: Decimal System, Zero, and Pi
The Hindu God is made up of three, separate entities, each with their own roles; what are they?
Brahma: Creator of Universe Vishnu: Protector of Universe Shiva: Destroyer of Universe