History Unit six study guide

Question 1

Pantheism

Answer 1

God(Brahman) is everything, everything is Brahman

Question 2

Polytheism

Answer 2

beliefs in many gods

Question 3

edict

Answer 3

official orders

Question 4

Sanskrit

Answer 4

ancient Indian language

Question 5

Vedas

Answer 5

ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism

Question 6

The Ramayana

Answer 6

story to learn lessons of right/wrong

Question 7

caste system

Answer 7

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

Question 8

Brahman

Answer 8

Brahman is everything in the Hindu religion

Question 9

dharma

Answer 9

duty

Question 10

karma

Answer 10

belief that what you do in this life will affect your standing in your next life

Question 11

samsara

Answer 11

The cycle of reincarnation goes on until you are truly practicing dharma

Question 12

pilgrimage

Answer 12

spiritual/reflective journey

Question 13

moksha

Answer 13

freedom from samsara

Question 14

ascetic

Answer 14

Someone who gives up worldly pleasures

Question 15

enlightenment

Answer 15

Great happiness from deep knowledge

Question 16

nirvana

Answer 16

true happiness and peace

Question 17

four noble truths

Answer 17

we suffer because we want things

Question 18

eightfold path

Answer 18

ways to be a good person

Question 19

the battle of kalinga

Answer 19

brutalist and bloodiest battle in world history

Question 20

chandragupta maurya

Answer 20

unifies india

Question 21

Ashoka the great

Answer 21

Military tactics, ruler of India, created the law of the fishes

Question 22

Buddha

Answer 22

A person who has an “awakened mind”

Question 23

prince Siddhartha

Answer 23

the prince who became the “buddha”

Question 24

Four original Varnas that eventually led to the caste system

Answer 24

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

Question 25

Law of the fish?

Answer 25

Big Fish Eat Little Fish The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Question 26

Four core beliefs of Hinduism

Answer 26

1. Belief in one supreme being 2. Purse the knowledge of the truth 3. Strive for moral order 4. Time is cyclical

Question 27

Three core beliefs of Buddhism

Answer 27

1. Reincarnation 2. Embrace all people regardless of social class 3. Teaches people to reach enlightenment

Question 28

tree of Ashoka the great's different edicts

Answer 28

1. Aid the poor/ elderly & respect them 2. Created hospitals for humans & animals 3. Ordered trees to be planted