Hinduism, Buddism, China Empires MC – Flashcards
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85%
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percent of the population that is hindu
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Brahma
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hindu god "the creator"
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Vishnu
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hindu god "the preserver"
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Shiva
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hindu god "the destroyer"
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atman
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every person has an essential self or...
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recarnation
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rebirth of the soul
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dharma
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the religious and moral duties of an individual
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moksha
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hindu principle of non-violence
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jainism
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strict practice of non-violence
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Siddhartha Gautama
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founder of Buddhism
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the enlightened one
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another name for Buddha
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Four Noble Truths
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stressed that life was full of pain and suffering which is caused by suffering and the only way to overcome suffering is to overcome non virtue and the only way to overcome non virtue is to follow the eightfold path
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nirvana
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union with the universe
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the eightfold path
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"the middle way" part of the Four Noble Truths in trying to obtain nirvana
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ganesha
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hindu god "god of good fortune"
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small pox vaccine, invented the decimal system
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one medical and mathematical advance of the Gupta Empire
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Chandrogupta
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first emperor of India
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6%
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percentage of the world's population that is Buddhist
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Golden Rule
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do unto others as you would do to yourself, is at the heart of every major religion
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yin
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universal force linked to darkness, female and the Earth
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mandate of heaven
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term used by the Zhou to describe the divine right to rule
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invasion by Alexander the Great, Maurya Dynasty, Gupta Dynasty, attack by huns
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Proper sequence of major events in the history of India
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cities were planned and had own plumbing and sewage systems
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which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley
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work, marriage, behavior
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person's caste in India set up rules for
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Shang Di
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The chinese believed in the superior god known as
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Middle Kingdom
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what the Chinese referred to their country during traditional times
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flooding caused death and destruction
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why has the Huang He been called Chain's Sorrow
