Unit 5.2 Checkpoint: Ancient India Religion

Select the 4 statements that are true about Buddhism and Buddha's teachings.

• It was mainly accepted by Indians in the lower jati (castes)
• Believed people could end reincarnation by following the Eightfold Path
• Nirvana meant people were free from all earthly concerns
• Buddhism originated in India
• It was mainly accepted by Indians in the higher jati (castes)

The Buddha felt that one reason people suffered in life was that they cared too much about the wrong things such as _____, _____, and _____.

• fame
• inner peace
• money
• personal possessions

Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, another Indian faith known as Jainism arose. The key value of Jainism is practicing nonviolence toward all living things. In the 1900s, what Indian leader used nonviolence to help free India from British rule?

• Siddhartha Gautama
• The Buddha
• Chandra Gupta Maurya
• Mohandas Gandhi

What are the 3 major religions that came out of India?

• Buddhism
• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Judaism

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION!! How could Hinduism encourage the Caste system? Select the 3 that apply.

• By having people want to stay in poverty or doing low paying jobs because it is there dharma or duty.
• By teaching that you can reach nirvana in 1 life if you follow the 8 fold path.
• By having a caste system that gave you almost no chance of bettering your life
• By teaching reincarnation and that this is just 1 of many lives and that if you accept your situation in this life you will be reborn into a better one.
• By encouraging Ahimsa or nonviolence for all of its followers.

The Jainist principle of Ahimsa, non-violence, influenced people from all over the world. Which American Civil rights leader used these ideas to gain civil rights for American minorities?

• Nelson Mandela
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Malcom X
• Abraham Lincoln

The Buddha believed that people's place in life DID depend on the jati (caste) in which they were born and that you must be reborn many times before reaching Nirvana.

• True
• False

Hindus practice monotheism, or the belief in ONE deity [god].

• True
• False

Hindus believe that most souls do not reunite with Brahman immediately after death. Instead, each soul must first pass through many lives.

• True
• False

Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world. What other two religions have more followers?

• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Islam
• Judaism