a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives

Sanskrit word that means “a person who is awake.”

the rebirth of the soul

an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism

One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra.

The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.

Buddhism strictly enforced the caste system.

Samudragupta was a ruthless warrior.

Indian astronomers stated that the Earth was round and revolves around the sun.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow

The enlightened state achieved when Hindu’s become free from the cycle of reincarnation.

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?

During the Gupta Period all of the following flourished except what?

Achievements during the Gupta period include all but the following

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

India developed in isolation due to all of the following except

To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?

People from the Kshatriya varna are said to come from Brahma’s what?