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41 Cards in this Set
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who is sidhartha? |
a price who wondered why other people suffered and traveled the world to find the answer |
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fasting |
going without food for an amour of time |
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meditation |
focusing of the mid on spiritual ideas |
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what were the 3 things people suffered from? |
wanting what we like but do not have wanting to keep what we like and already have not wanting what we dislike |
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later on what was sidharatha called? |
the budda
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what does the budda mean? |
the enlighten one |
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what did siddharta do that everyone liked him for? |
his inspiring speeches |
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buddism |
a religion based on the teachings of the budda |
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what are the 4 none truths? |
1. suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life 2. suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have 3. people overcome desire ad ignorance and reach nirvana reaching nirvana frees the soul from suffering and from the need for further reincarnation 4.people can overcome ignorance and desire by following the eightfold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation |
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what is the eightfold path? |
1. right thought: believe in the nature of existence as suffering and in the four noble truths 2.right intent: incline toward goodness and kindness 3.right speech: avoid lies and gossip 4.right action: do not steal from or harm others 5.right livelihood:reject work that hurts others 6.right effort: prevent evil and do good 7.right mindfulness: control your feelings and thoughts 8.right concentration:practice proper meditation |
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asoka |
powerful king who became a buddist |
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missionaries |
people who work to spread their religious beliefs |
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what were the two major branches of buddism? |
theravard and mahayana |
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what did siddhartha do to clear his mind |
medititate |
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where did the buddhism spread? |
through india, asia, syria, egypt, china, korea, and japan |
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what empire took over most of india? |
the Maurayan Empire |
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who took over part of the northwest India? |
Alexander the Great |
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who is Chandragupta Maurya |
a military leader who seized control of the entire northern part of India |
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who founded Mauryan empire? |
Chandragupta Maurya |
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how long did Chandragupta Mauryan rule |
about 150 years |
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why did chandragupta give up his thrown and who did he give it to? |
to be a jainsim and gave his thrown to his son
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after chandrgupta gave his thrown to his son after his son who got the thrown? |
his grandson Asoka |
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who was the strongest ruler and made the empire stronger and richer? |
asoka |
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who took over India after the mauryas? |
the gupta dynasty |
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who ruled the gupta empiorer first? |
chandragupta the first |
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what did chandragupts the first support |
buddhism and jainism |
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who mad the gupta society hit there highest point? |
chandragupta the second |
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what did the women become if there husbands died? |
widows |
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true or false the women didn't get to choose there husbands. |
true |
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what was a buddist temple called? |
a stupa |
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metallurgy |
the science of the working with metals |
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alloys |
mixture of 2 or more metals |
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hindu arabic numerals |
the very numbers we use today called |
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what number did they invent? |
zero |
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what subject did they skill in? |
math and medical scence |
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inculcation |
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help them build defense to a disease |
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what did the indians practice to fight diseases? |
incucation |
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astronomy |
the study of stars and planets |
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what did the temples have on them ? |
art and carvings |
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what were the two greatest scared texts? |
mahabharata and ramayana |
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