Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
Give this quiz to my class
Q 1/21
Score 0
A system of beliefs and values
30
philosophy
Q 2/21
Score 0
Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.
30
Buddhism
21 questions
Q.
A system of beliefs and values
1
30 sec
Q.
Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.
2
30 sec
Q.
A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.
3
30 sec
Q.
A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.
4
30 sec
Q.
a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
5
30 sec
Q.
the longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced.
6
30 sec
Q.
(221-207 BCE) The first centralized dynasty of China that used Legalism as its base of belief.
7
30 sec
Q.
(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalism.
8
30 sec
Q.
a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine (godly) source
9
30 sec
Q.
A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service.
10
30 sec
Q.
A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
11
30 sec
Q.
as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana
12
30 sec
Q.
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
13
30 sec
Q.
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
14
30 sec
Q.
Core of Buddha's doctrine; all life involves suffering, desire is the cause of suffering, elimination of desire brings the end to suffering, and disciplined life conducted in accordance with the Eightfold Path brings elimination of desire
15
30 sec
Q.
a state of perfect peace or enlightenment (in Buddhism)
16
30 sec
Q.
Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India
17
30 sec
Q.
(320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. Golden Age of India; ruled through central government but allowed village power; restored Hinduism
18
30 sec
Q.
A written number system created during the Gupta golden age in India, then adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further. Used throughout western civilization today.
19
30 sec
Q.
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
20
30 sec
Q.
large civilizations with massive size and political strength, complex cultures, numerous and qualitative written records, complex long distance trade, increased contacts with other people, and more direct influence on modern civilization; in the Mediterranean, the Indian subcontinent, and East Asia.
