Ancient India and the Spread of Buddhism (Atlas)

Two major world religions developed in India: _____________ and Buddhism.

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Jainism

________________ developed after Hinduism had spread throughout India.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Islam

It was based on the teachings of a wise man named _____________________________.

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Lao Tze

• Dravidian Aryan

He became known as ____________________ which means the “the Enlightened One.”

• Jericho

• Brahmin

• Moshka

• Buddha

His teachings focused on a new way of life to end ___________________.

• greed

• suffering

• anger

• dementia

The goal for Buddhists is to achieve a state of peacefulness called __________________.

• moksha

• reincarnation

• nirvana

• brahman

India was united by a Buddhist family named the ________________.

• Guptas

• Dravidians

• Aryans

• Mauryans

They created the first Indian _________________.

• city-state

• religion

• assembly

• empire

After the Mauryan Empire fell, the _________________ Empire emerged.

• Gupta

• Aryan

• Dravidian

• Harappan

Under the rule of the Gupta, _______________ and _______________ thrived.

• religion and trade

• culture and science

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• population and farming