History terms

2. a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
5. empire lasting from about 322 to 187 B.C.E., during which the Mauryan family unified India for the first time
10. the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
11. a command that is obeyed like a law
12. person who gives up worldly pleasures

1. ideal state of happiness and peace
3. the empire covering much of northern India that was ruled by the Guptas from around 320 C.E. to around 550 C.E.
4. goods or money given to the poor
6. Sanskrit word meaning “enlightened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism
7. a period of great happiness, prosperity and achievement
8. a territory that is part of a country or an empire
9. the ruler of the Mauryan Empire from about 269 to 232 B.C.E., whose edicts reflected Buddhist values