WH1 Charpter 8: India

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1. Hindu kusk MTS. 2. Ganges River 3. Indus River 4. Himalayan MTS.

The term Buddha means

Tearcher

The goal in buddhism is to achieved

Nirvana

According to Buddhism the only cure for suffering is to—

Follow the eightfold paths

In huddism, the knowledge that a person’s thoughts and actions have consequences in the future is know as

Karma

The mauryan empire

Spread buddism across India and to Sri Lanka

Aryans who lived outside villages and performed unclean work

Pariahs

Emperor & firece warrior who renounced violence and followed the teachings of Buddha

Asoka

King Asoka made what laws to protect life—, which were written in local languages on stone pillars

Rock edicts

Who was the founder of Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama

Wealthy nobles who gave up all his w

Wealth & founded Jainism

Mahavira

The cycle of rebirth is determined by

Karma

The three main Hindu gods are Brahma, Vishnu and ____

Siva

European name to describe the class system

In India.

Caste

Early language of Aryan

Sanskirt

The “books of knowledge” are Important because the Aryans did not leave many

Artifacts

Indo—European from north of the Black and Caspian Seas who invaded India around 1500 B.C

Aryand

Chief of an Aryan tribe

Rajah

Smaller divisions within a Verna

Jati

Duty’s to one’s social class

Dharma

One universal spirt

Brahman Nerguana

Non-violence towards all life

Ahimsa

To reach universal perfection

Moksha

Belief that all life is scared, even insects

Jainism

Ayran priests

Brahmans

Believe all living things have a soul

Hindus

Aryan commoners

Vaisyas

Aryan hymns, stories, legends, and rituals, written down in several holy books called the

Vedas

People born into a particular class cannot marry__ of their own jati

Outside

The tale of Arjuna in found in the ____ which has over 10,000 verses

Mahabharata

The ___ belief regards Buddha as their savior while the ___ belief believes is only a teacher Buddha

Mahayana and Theravada

The __ empire used assassination to keep control of nobles and officials

Gupta

Under king ___ and ___ spread to two — thirds of India

Asoka and mauryan

Most foreign invaders of India came through the mountain pass of the ___

Hindu—Kush

In the Aryan social structure, ___ are not considered part of the system.

Slaves