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Unit 3 Ch 5 Secs 3-5
Buddhism, Indian Empires, Indian Achievements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fasting | going without food |
| meditation | focusing the mind on spiritual ideas |
| Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama |
| nirvana | a state of perfect peace |
| missionaries | people who work to spread their religious beliefs |
| Asoka | Mauryan Emperor who converted to Buddhism |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Indian prince who became known as the Enlightened One, or Buddha |
| metallurgy | the science of working with metals |
| alloys | mixtures of two or more metals |
| Hindu-Arabic numerals | the numbers 0-9 that we use today |
| inoculation | injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease |
| astronomy | the study of stars and planets |