Ch 9 Ancient India Test Review

The Buddha's 4 Noble Truths state that people suffer because they desire worldly things and want to satisfy themselves. People must stop desiring things and accept the Eightfold Path.

According to Buddha's Four Noble Truths, why do people suffer and what is the solution to end suffering? (essay)

Buddhism

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote this religion.

Dalai Lama

Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet's government

built roads and hospitals

During his time as ruler, Ashoka _________________________________________.

sea to land

During the monsoon rains, winds blow from ___________________.

cool, moist, heavy air replaces rising hot air

Happens immediately after warm air expands and rises during a monsoon

People remained in the caste system for life. These castes determined the jobs that people could have. Small groups within the caste system had strict rules for diet and social customs. Castes also affected who people could marry, and determined how successful they could be.

How did the caste system in India affect people's lives? (essay)

The sun warms the air.

In step 2 of the diagram, how does the air become warm?

Asia

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of ________.

Hindu epics

They taught correct and acceptable behavior through interesting stories.

Vaisyas

To which "varna" would skilled craftspeople have belonged?

Buddhism did not defend the caste system. It asserted that even Untouchables and Indians in the lower "jati" could achieve enlightenment. It also provided a path toward breaking the unending chain of reincarnation and suffering.

Why did many people in early India accept the Buddha's message? (essay)

The rulers that followed Ashoka treated merchants and peasants poorly. The Indian people rebelled against this harsh treatment. The Mauryan Empire eventually split into many small, warring kingdoms.

Why did the Mauryan Empire decline after Ashoka's death in 232 B.C.? (essay)

guru

a teacher

Siddhartha Gautama

became known as Buddha

stupas

contained religious objects and served as places of worship

Mahvira

developed the current form of Janism

Buddha

followed some Hindu ideas and changed others, be he did not consider himself a god.

farming villages

location where most Indus Valley people lived

Brahmins and Kshatriyas

most powerful "varnas"

Indian astronomers

proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun like the ancient Greeks.

Vedas

sacred texts that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers

Mahayana Buddhism

teaches that Buddha is a god.

iron

the trade of goods such as ______ helped the Gupta Empire thrive.

China

to which country that Mahayana Buddhism spread