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Global Chap 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the largest religion in India? | Hinduism |
| Hinduism is a religion and a what? | Way of life |
| What makes up the Hindu social system? | Castes |
| Does Hinduism have a founder? | No |
| Brahma | The Supreme Being |
| Vishnu | Preserver |
| Shiva | Destroyer |
| Reincarnation | transmigration of souls do different castes |
| Karma | actions of a person that dtermines what caste that person will be reborn into |
| Dharma | rules for each particular caste |
| Pooja | food or money offerings |
| Founder of Buddhism | Siddharta Gautama |
| Who is Siddharta Gautama also known as? | Buddha |
| First Noble Truth | Life is pain |
| Second Noble Truth | Pain is caused by desire |
| Third Noble Truth | To get rid of pain get rid of desire |
| Fourth Noble Truth | To get rid of desire follow the eight fold path |
| The Sutras | Books made with Buddha's teachings |
| Therevada | A sect of buddhism that takes Buddha's teachings literally |
| Mahayana | A sect of buddhism that considers Buddha, God to make it easier to understand |
| Ahimsa | non-violence |
| Moksha | union with Brahman |
| Who is the founder of the Maurya Empire? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Who was the most famous Maurya emperor? | Asoka, C.M's grandson |
| What does Asoka become? | He becomes Buddhist, renounces violence, and becomes a vegetarian |
| Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty? | Chandragupta I |
| Who was Kalidasa? | A very famous poet/playwright |
| How did the Gupta Empire advance academically? | They calculated Pi and created the decimal system |
| Who was the founder of Daoism? | Laozi |
| What book did the Daoists have? | Dao de Jing |
| Wu Wei | Doing nothing |