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Ch 4.1 4.2 India
GH 9 Vocabulary Work
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an essential self, another name for brahman | atman |
| the rebirth of a soul in another bodily form | reincarnation |
| refers to the action's of a person's life that will affect his or her fate in the next life | karma |
| the religious morals or duties of an individual | dharma |
| nonviolence principle of Hinduism | ahimsa |
| union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth according to Buddhism | nirvana |
| The founder of Buddhism | Gautama Buddha |
| views of how to conduct one's self with moral standings according to Buddhism | The Eightfold Path |
| the heart of Buddhism teaching that explains life is full of suffering | The Four Noble Truths |
| forged the first great Indian Empire through a well-organized bureaucracy and harsh rule | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Chandragupta's grandson, converted to Buddhism, rejected violence and wanted to rule India by moral example | Asoka |
| large dome shaped shrines that housed the sacred remains of Buddha or holy people | stupas |
| greatest Gupta poet | Kalidasa |
| created the Golden Age in India, trade flourished, advances in mathematics and the concept of zero, vaccines, built temples | Gupta Empire |