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TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
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TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
The beliefs of
Hinduism developed
over time, with
contributions from
many different
groups who settled
in India.
As a result, it is
one of the most
complex religions
in the world.
Hindu teachings
were recorded
over hundreds of
years in the
Upanishads, a
section of the
Vedas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
Shiva
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
A complex system
of castes emerged.
This system was
closely linked to
Aryan and Hindu
beliefs.
Castes maintained
social order and
gave people a sense
of identity, though
life was very hard for
those on the lowest
rung.
People believed
karma determined
their caste.
Based on the chart, which caste was considered the least spiritually pure?
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
Choose one of the Eightfold Path steps and describe how the Buddha might
teach others about following that particular step.
Buddhism Spreads
The Buddha attracted many disciples, or followers, who
accompanied him as he preached across northern India.
Many men and women who accepted the Buddhas
teachings set up monasteries and convents for meditation
and study. Some Buddhist monasteries grew into major
centers of learning.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
Buddhism rejected
the Hindu caste
system.
Rather than focusing
on priests, rituals,
and deities,
Buddhism
encouraged each
person to seek selfenlightenment.
The religion spread
as the Buddhas
teachings were
recorded.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
Buddhism Spreads
Relics of the Buddha and other holy people are housed in Buddhist stupas, or domeshaped shrines, like the Great Stupa at Sanchi. The gateway has elaborate carvings
describing the Buddhas life.
Buddhism Spreads
What is one Asian country that has followers of both Mahayana Buddhism and Tibetan
Mahayana Buddhism?
Which do more countries follow, Mahayana Buddhism or Theravada Buddhism?