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Blue Words 7-2
Blue words in 7-2
Question | Answer |
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Mahayana | >By the first century A.D., Buddhists had divided over new doctrines >Those who accepted the doctrines belonged to the Mahayana sect |
Theravada | >Those who held to the Buddha's stricter, original teachings belonged to the Theravana sect >also known as Hinayana |
stupas | >were paid for by wealthy Buddhist merchants who were eager to do good deeds >They are mounded stone structures built over holy relics |
Brahma | >one of the 3 most important gods in the hindu religion * >"creator of the world" |
Vishnu | >* >"preserver of the world" >Shiva +Vishnu were the two favorites of the people $ |
Shiva | >* $ >"destroyer of the world" |
Kalidasa | >One of India's greatest writers >may have been the court poet for Chandra Gupta 2 most famous play = Shakuntala >plays are admired b/c they are skillfully written and emotionally stirring |
Silk Roads | >a vast network of caravan routes >known as the silk roads b/c traders used them to bring silk from China to Western Asia |
Aryabhata | >Indian who calculated pi to 4 decimal places and calculated the lenght of the solar year almost exactly >was part of an Indian mathematics system that was one of the best in the world |
Bodhisattuas | >look in morning |