Vocabulary
Most famous Epic from India
Bhagavad Gita
Before Siddhartha created Buddhism he practiced this religion
Hinduism
Gandhi
What two lifestyles did the Buddha live before achieving enlightenment
royal and beggar
Name two beliefs that are shared by Buddhism and Hiundism
Karma and Reincarnation
deep knowledge of life's truths
Enlightenment
After experiencing both extremes, the Buddha began to preach a life lived this way
The Middle Way
Refusing to obey certain laws to show the government you are not satifisfied with how you are being treated
Civil Disobedience
Thanks to the Silk Road Buddhism was able to quickly spread across this continent
Asia
The state of pure happiness that one can reach according to Buddhism
This tenant of Buddhism preached 8 rights that one must follow to attain Nirvana
Eightfold Path
This term refers to responding to violence with nonviolence, always
Nonviolent Resistance
Eventually the Buddhists would split into this number of groups based on how their believed you should interpret the Buddha's writings
2
After achieving enlightenment Siddhartha became this
The Buddha
The 4 Noble truths acknowledge the existence of this, and stated ways to end it
Suffering
This Civil Rights Leader was inspired by the same way of thinking as Gandhi
MLK
This occurs when there is not enough goods or services to meet the demands
scarcity
People who travel to spread a religious message
Missionaries
Buddhism was founded in this country
India
What country controlled India during the life of Gandhi?
Great Britain
India was the first Nation to accomplish many things including inoculation or the process of this
injecting someone with a small amount of a disease so the body can learn to defend itself against it