India in the Middle Ages

Match the following

• a religious teacher and bhakti poet

• Xuanzang

• a Princess, poet, and devoted follower of Krishna

• Theravada Buddhism

• a type of Buddhism that believes Budha was great teacher, but not a God.

• Ramananda

• a Buddhist monk from China

• Mahayana Buddhism

• a type of Buddhism that believes in the bodhisattvas

• Meera Bai

What was a common feature of Bhakti?

• They encouraged people to learn Sanskrit

• They challenged the power of the priestly elites.

• They travelled from village to village in search of followers.

• They emphasizzed the importance of following the Eightfold Path.

Theravada Buddhism is widely practiced in which country?

• Sri Lanka

• China

• Japan

• Tibet

What is Bodhisattvas?

• A religious teacher who instructs others about the eightfold path

• a traveling poet who shares teachings of the Buddha

• a Budhist missionary who is close to achieving Nirvana

• A person who delays going into Nirvana to help others.

Kingdom's in ​ (a)   Asia adopted many aspects of Indian Culture.

• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northwest
• Northeast