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Ancient India Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Buddhism is based on the teachings of who? | Siddhartha Gautama |
| Many Buddhist teaching reflect _______ beliefs. | hindu |
| What were the four guiding principles at the heart of Buddhism called? | four noble truths |
| The first noble truth states that what are part of human life and no one can escape sorrow? | suffering and unhappiness |
| The second noble truth states that suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want what? | things they cannot have |
| The third noble truth states that people can overcome desire and ignorance and reach _________. This frees the soul from suffering and from the need for further reincarnation. | nirvana |
| The fourth noble truth states that people can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eightfold path that leads to what? | wisdom, enlightnenment, and salvation |
| What is the eight-fold path? | right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration |
| In Hinduism, people believe in many ______, but all gods are aspects of a single universal spirit called what? | gods, brahman |
| In Hinduism, everything was created by and is a part of what? | brahman |
| Every person has a soul or _________ that will eventually join Brahman in Hinduism. | atman |
| A person's ______ influences how a person will be reincarnated in Hinduism. | karma |
| Brahman symbolizes what? | his 4 faces symbolize the four vedas, and he represents the creator aspect of brahman |
| Siva is known as the what? | the destroyer aspect of Brahman |
| Vishnu is known as the what? | the preserver and carries things that are said to represent his power and greatness |
| Hinduism has what? | caste system, brahman, reincarnation, vedas and upanishads(religious texts) |
| What empire did Hinduism blossom under? | the Gupta empire |
| Who created Jainism? | Mahavira because he didn't like rituals |
| What are the main aspects of Jainism? | injure nolife, tell the truth, don't steal own no property, non-violence, begitatian |
| What are the main aspects of Buddhism? | taught by buddha, stemmed from but is different that hinduism, 4 noble truths, 8 fold path |
| What empire did Buddhism blossom under? | Maurya empire |
| Who created Sikhism? | Gura Nanak and 9 others |
| What religions did Sikhism combine? | Hindu, islam, and more |
| What are the main aspects of Sikhism? | monotheism, believe in enlightenment and reincarnation, believe equality, pray several times daily, 5 things to always wear and often turban |
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