Standard 7.12 - Analyze the development of civilization in South Asia from the settling of the Indus River Valley to the beginning of the Gupta Empire.
7.12a - Summarize how Hinduism as well as a caste system emerged from different religious beliefs and schools of philosophy.
7.12c - Trace the development of Buddhism, including the contributions of Emperor Ashoka, and explain how Buddhism influenced society in Classical India.
Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on BASIC FACTS AND CHARACTERISTICS.
polytheistic (henotheistic)
world's oldest religion
no specific founder
founded by Siddhartha Gautama
non-theistic
world's third largest religion (over 1 billion adherents)
founded in India and remains there
founded in India and pushed to Central and Southeast Asia
world's fourth largest religion (500 million to 1 billion adherents)
Buddhism
Hinduism
Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on TENETS/BELIEFS (Three characteristics will be used twice).
good actions lead to positive outcomes (karma) based on one's dharma (duties of their caste)
achieve a state of inner peace and wisdom (enlightenment)
the liberation of suffering (nirvana)
the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara)
Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
the spirit/soul is reborn into a new physical body (reincarnation)
the individual soul (Atman) rejoins the supreme soul (Brahman)
the release from the Wheel of Life / cycles of rebirth (moksha)
Buddhism
Hinduism