Ch4 Lesson 2 Hinduism and Buddhism

Singer-poets expressed________,  a loyal devotion to and dependence upon their chosen god.

• Hinduism

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  Sanskrit

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  Buddhism

• Bhakti

  
  

Through the use of common, everyday languages to make Hinduism more accessible to people of every social group, an impact of a the bhakti movements was ________.

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  that people became more divided across social and cultural groups

• elite priests and religious leaders became more powerful

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  local leaders required people to join the bhakti movement

• a cultural unity began to emerge across the Indian subcontinent

Buddhist monks and other followers of Buddhism carried Buddhist teachings to Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and _______.

• Germany

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  England

• China

  
  

• Turkey

After the Buddha’s death, why did Buddhists become divided into two groups?

• The Buddha declared that after his death, Buddhists should split into two groups.

  
  

• They became divided based on class differences.

  
  

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  They became divided based on cultural differences.

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  His followers disagreed about the meaning of his teachings.

  
  

Theravada means ____________.

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  to share

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  spiritual renewal

  
  

• a kind of heaven in the afterlife

  
  

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  teachings of the elders

  
  

Today Theravada Buddhism is the primary form of Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

• False

• True

Mahayana Buddhists believe ________.

• that understanding oneself is the only way to gain nirvana

  
  

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  suffering is crucial and release from suffering is not important

  
  

• the Buddha was a great teacher, but not like a god

• that the eight practices meant to bring an end to personal suffering, known as the Eightfold Path, are too difficult for most people

Especially compassionate individuals who delay entering nirvana to do good deeds and help others on earth are ______.

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  Buddhists monks

• Bodhisattvas

  
  

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  ancient healers

  
  

• Buddhist deities

In 627 _____________ began a pilgrimage to Buddhist holy sites across South Asia to learn more about Buddhism’s homeland and to collect Buddhist texts.

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  Krishna

• Meera Bai

• Ramananda

  
  

• Xuanzang

  
  

What geographic factor helped Calicut become a multicultural city?

• Local leaders who supported trade

  
  

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  Calicut’s location in the center of the Indian subcontinent

  
  

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  Monsoon winds

  
  

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  Oceans that protected Calicut from invasion