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managed to maintain a strong state, trained soldiers and used spies for political, stopped in 8600(60 A.D.?)
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Gupta
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oldest of the four vedas, dates from around 1000 B.C., tells us about Aryan life, oldest text still in use
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Rig-veda
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built by Asoka to tell the people what the laws were
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rock-edicts
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smaller groups of the varna based on jobs
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Jati
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branch of Buddhists in China, Korea, and Japan
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Mahayana
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a play about romantic love between a king and a forest maiden
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Shakuntala
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the enlightened one
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The Buddha
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practice of nonviolence towards living things
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Ahimsa
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chief that led Aryan tribes
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Rajah
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Gupta Empire reached it's height under him, ruled from A.D. 375 to A.D. 415, gave people more freedom, most heroic, expanded empire, known for more than conquest
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Chandragupta II
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What did the Buddha reject?
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Varna system and Deities
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What religion is dominate in India today?
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Some Buddhists, most Muslims
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When did the Buddhist religion originate?
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500s B.C.
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What was the highest varna INITIALLY?
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Brahmans or the Priests
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Where did the Aryan invaders settle after crossing the mountains?
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Ganges Plain or the Indus Valley
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During whose reign did the concept of zero develop?
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Gupta
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What are the two great epics of Indian literature?
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Concepts of good and evil and became spiritual forebears
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Name the founder of Buddhism.
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Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha, the Enlightened One
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Why did Asoka adopt Buddhism?
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He didn't want to rule by force and terror so he followed teachings of the Buddha to become a man of peace
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What was the main goal of the Eight Fold Path?
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If a person followed this and avoided extremes they could attain nirvana where a person could be in a state of oneness with the universe
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What determines the form a person will take in the next life according to Hindu belief?
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Karma
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Which empire united India?
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Gupta Empire
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During the Gupta period a group of moral tales were collected in a book called...
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Panchatantra.
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Our knowledge of Aryan life comes from the study of...
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Vedas.
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Gupta rulers encouraged learning based on...
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religion.
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Essay
1. Identify and describe two major principles of Hinduism: dharma and karma. |
Karma is a principle that determines the cycle of rebirth. According to this principle, how a person lives their life determines what form the person will take in the next life. The concept of karma creates the desire to live a good life.
Dharma are duties that often belonged to Aryan males who belonged to each varna. Members of each varna were urged to do their duty. The concept of dharma includes doing what was proper for that person's age. This concept of duty affected every member of society. Dharma was very important in Indian life. |
