Unit 4: India & China Vocabulary

What is the term for periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability, and cultural and scientific achievement?

• Dynasty

• Golden Age

• Nirvana

• Enlightenment

A series of rulers from the same family is known as a _______.

• Dynasty

• Subcontinent

• Ethics

• Legalism

What is a monsoon?

• A) A type of plant

• B) A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons

• C) A religious festival

• D) A type of clothing

Jainism is an Indian religion based on the teachings of ____.

• Buddha

• Mahavira

• Brahman

• Krishna

What does Hinduism teach about the universal spirit?

• It is called Brahman

• It is called Karma

• It is called Dharma

• It is called Nirvana.

Buddhism developed in India in the ____.

• 400s BCE

• 500s BCE

• 600s BCE

• 700s BCE

In Buddhism and Hinduism, what is Karma?

• A) A type of food

• B) A festival

• C) The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• D) A type of dance.

Reincarnation is the belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a ____.

• New body

• New country

• New planet

• New language

Who are missionaries?

• People who build schools

• People who spread religious beliefs

• People who write books

• People who plant trees.

What are the Vedas?

• Ancient Indian cities

• Sacred texts

• Types of pottery

• Musical instruments