Lesson 5+6+7

Question 1

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 1

Siddhartha Gautama is a prince who lived in Nepal. He saw a sick man who was poor but very happy and wondered what made the man so happy. He gave up his wealth, his wife, and his child in the process.

Question 2

Nirvana

Answer 2

A state of bliss or the end of suffering by the cycle of rebirth

Question 3

Dharma

Answer 3

Buddha’s teachings/divine law

Question 4

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 4

Became king in 325 B.C. and conquered many kingdoms and established an empire. He established a strong central government and used taxes to pay for a network of spies and a large army. In 297 B.C. he gave up his empire and became a monk committed to nonviolence.

Question 5

Asoka

Answer 5

Asoka is Chandragupta’s grandson and at first, he earned a reputation for cruelty. His unprovoked attack on another Indian kingdom caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people. He converted to Buddhism because of all the death.

Question 6

The Wheel of Law

Answer 6

Also known as Asoka’s Chakra, represents forward motion, peaceful change guided by truth and virtue.

Question 7

Chandra Gupta I

Answer 7

began gaining new land and established the Gupta Empire

Question 8

Kalidasa

Answer 8

The greatest poet in Chandra Gupta II’s court and one of India’s greatest writers.