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WorksheetsHinduism and Buddhism Part 1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Singer-poets expressed________, a loyal devotion to and dependence upon their chosen god.
Bhakti
Hinduism
Sanskrit
Buddhism
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 ________.
a cultural unity began to emerge across the Indian subcontinent
that people became more divided across social and cultural groups
elite priests and religious leaders became more powerful
local leaders required people to join the bhakti movement
Buddhist monks and other followers of Buddhism carried Buddhist teachings to Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and _______.
Germany
England
Turkey
China
After the Buddha’s death, why did Buddhists become divided into two groups?
His followers disagreed about the meaning of his teachings.
The Buddha declared that after his death, Buddhists should split into two groups.
They became divided based on class differences.
They became divided based on cultural differences.
a princess, poet, and devoted follower of Krishna
Meera Bai
Ramananda
Kālidāsa
Xuanzang
a religious teacher and bhakti poet
Meera Bai
Ramananda
Kālidāsa
Xuanzang
What was a common feature of bhakti movements?
They encouraged people to learn Sanskrit.
They challenged the authority of priestly elites
They traveled from village to village in search of followers.
They emphasized the importance of following the Eightfold Path.
Why did the songs of the Bhakti poets become popular with the common people of India?
They were dedicated to Krishna.
They used the everyday languages instead of the sacred language of Sanskrit.
They promoted a social revolution.
They could only be sung while on a pilgrimage to a holy site.
Buddhism split into two main groups called __________
Theravada and Mahayana
Pashto and Urdu
Shintoism and Confucianism
Eastern and Western
