caste system
Portuguese name given to a rigid social structure in Indian society that said every individual is born into a social group defined by occupation and family lineage
Hinduism
followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force called Brahman
yoga
a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman
karma
the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
varnas
the name given by Aryans in ancient India to a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups
Brahmins
the priestly class of Ancient Indian society
reincarnation
the Hindu belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form
3 chief humanlike Hindu gods
Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer
the untouchables
the lowest level of Ancient Indian who were given tasks seen as menial and degrading, such as collecting trash and handling dead bodies
Middle Path
eight steps that Buddhists follow on the path to enlightenment
asceticism
self-denial as a method to achieve an understanding of ultimate reality
nirvana
ultimate reality, or the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul
the Four Noble Truths
Siddhartha Gautama's message about suffering and desire
the "Enlightened One
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
founder of Buddhism
stupa
type of religious structure originally meant to house relics of the Buddha
Aryabhata
famous Indian mathematician and one of the first scientists known to have used algebra
Candra Gupta II
India's golden age of culture flourished under this monarch
Asoka
the greatest ruler in Indian history
the Ramayana
a literary work about the fictional ruler Rama
Kushans
the people who spread over northern India as far as the central Ganges Valley into modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia after the collapse of the Mauyan Empire
religious trade
Gupta rulers earned large profits from.....
set up hospitals for people and animals
During his reign, Asoka...
the Greek alphabet
the Kushans adapted....
One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was Buddhists believed that...
people should be responsible for their own lives
Another way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was that Buddhists rejected...
the many Hindu gods
The Eightfold Path includes the idea that we must...
do work that uplifts our being
caste system
Portuguese name given to a rigid social structure in Indian society that said every individual is born into a social group defined by occupation and family lineage
Hinduism
followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force called Brahman
yoga
a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman
karma
the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
varnas
the name given by Aryans in ancient India to a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups
Brahmins
the priestly class of Ancient Indian society
reincarnation
the Hindu belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form
3 chief humanlike Hindu gods
Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer
the untouchables
the lowest level of Ancient Indian who were given tasks seen as menial and degrading, such as collecting trash and handling dead bodies
Middle Path
eight steps that Buddhists follow on the path to enlightenment
asceticism
self-denial as a method to achieve an understanding of ultimate reality
nirvana
ultimate reality, or the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul
the Four Noble Truths
Siddhartha Gautama's message about suffering and desire
the "Enlightened One
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
founder of Buddhism
stupa
type of religious structure originally meant to house relics of the Buddha
Aryabhata
famous Indian mathematician and one of the first scientists known to have used algebra
Candra Gupta II
India's golden age of culture flourished under this monarch
Asoka
the greatest ruler in Indian history
the Ramayana
a literary work about the fictional ruler Rama
Kushans
the people who spread over northern India as far as the central Ganges Valley into modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia after the collapse of the Mauyan Empire
religious trade
Gupta rulers earned large profits from.....
set up hospitals for people and animals
During his reign, Asoka...
the Greek alphabet
the Kushans adapted....
One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was Buddhists believed that...
people should be responsible for their own lives
Another way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was that Buddhists rejected...
the many Hindu gods
The Eightfold Path includes the idea that we must...
do work that uplifts our being