Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.4d - Buddhism
The student will apply social science skills to understand the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by
d) describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Buddhism;
BIG IDEAS
- How did civilizations gain, consolidate, maintain, and lose their power?
- Do the benefits of innovation outweigh the costs?
How do ideas and beliefs shape our lives and the world around us?
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in a part of India that is in present-day Nepal.
Buddhism was strengthened as a major faith when Asoka sent missionaries throughout Asia.
ESSENTIALS
Buddhism
Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
Asoka’s missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia.
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms
Persian Empire (4a)
Zoroastrianism (4a)
Tolerance (4a)
Imperial Bureaucracy (4a)
Indigenous (4b)
Caste System (4b)
Mauryan Empire (4b)
Gupta Empire (4b)
Golden Age of Classical India (4b)
Hinduism (4c)
Vedas (4c)
Upanishads (4c)
Reincarnation (4c)
Karma (4c)
Buddhism (4d, e)
Four Noble Truths (4d)
Eightfold Path (4d)
Enlightenment (4d)
Isolation (4e)
Mandate of Heaven (4e)
Porcelain (4e)
Civil service system (4e)
Silk Road (4e)
Bureaucracy (4e)
Confucianism (4f)
Ancestor worship (4f)
Taoism (4f)
Humility (4f)
Yin/Yang (4f)
People
Indo-Aryans (4b)
Asoka (4b,d)
Siddhartha Gautama (4d)
Buddha (4d)
Qin Shi Huangdi (4e)
Places
Persia (4a)
India (4b-d)
Himalayas (4b)
Hindu Kush (4b)
Ganges River (4b)
Harrapa (4b)
Mohenjo Daro (4b)
Nepal (4d)
China (4d-e)
Great Wall of China (4e)