Review Assignment: India, China, Hinduism, Buddhism

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Vocabulary: below is a categorizing activity that can help you review some of the important vocabulary from this unit

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Hinduism		lowest, some say even "outside" of the caste system
untouchables		life after death, hopefully into a higher caster
Brahma		do good and good will come back to you!
Ganges River		The roles and duties of your caste. You be you!
Vedas		holy river for Hindus
dharma		holy book for Hindus
Moksha		release from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
reincarnation		main god, unifying force
karma		what all these terms have to do with

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Buddhism		The Buddha
The Four Noble Truths		Life is suffering, we suffer because we desire material goods, end that desire and you end suffering, end that desire by following the eightfold path
Siddartha Gautama		the things you have to do to get to Nirvana
Nirvana		all Buddhists want to achieve this, the end of all suffering
Pillars of Asoka		ruler of the Mauryan Empire, converted to Buddhism, put these everywhere to unify his empire
The Eightfold Path		what all these terms have to do with

Match the term with its correct definition