World History Chapter 9

The most powerful varna was the _____.

• Brahman

• Kshatriya

• Vaishya

• Sudra

The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.

• True

• False

_______ Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is a god.

• Theravada

• Mahayana

• Siddhartha

• Ahimsa

During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike

• True

• False

Indian astronomers stated that the Earth was ______

• flat and the sun revolved around it

• round and the sun revolved around it

• flat and revolved around the sun

• round and revolved around the sun.

a private teacher is called a ____

• Buddha

• guru

• ahimsa

• stupa

_____ contained religious objects and served as places of worship

• gurus

• Dalai Lama

• stupas

• Vedas

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

• gurus

• Dalai Lamas

• stupas

• Vedas

became known as the Buddha

• Dalai Lama

• Vedas

• Siddhartha Gautama

• guru

Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet’s government

• Dalai Lama

• guru

• Siddhartha Gautama

• stupa