Vocabulary+2

Jeff Lafrance Vocabulary 2# 
 * **Textiles-** A  material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: //Glass can be used as a textile. //
 * **Buddhism**-The religion represented by the many groups, especially numerous in Asia, that profess varying forms of this doctrine and that venerate Buddha. --

  **"Tamil Nadu and Edicts of Ashoka** 
 * **Who were the Cholas? What were some of their accomplishments?-****The Cholas, a people living in southern India, first appear in the written record in a 3rd century BCE rock inscription of Mauryan emperor,** **They eventually gained supremacy over other southern tribes in the area, the Pandyas of Madurai and the Pallavas of Kanchi.**
 * **Why did the British find the region so valuable? Cause it wasen't easy to say british language.. **
 * **What did the Romans trade with Tamil Nadu?-**<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">**They traded stones,gold,and bricks...**
 * **What purpose did the Ashokan pillars play during Ashoka's rule? Why do you think they would have been effective?<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;"> pilairs with edicts—moral principles based on the ideal of dharma (dhamma) that he had conceived—throughout his kingdom during the 3rd century BCE. In the 19th century, scholars were able to translate the edicts... **
 * **How did the possible meeting between Alexander the Great and a young Chandragupta influence the development of the Mauryan Empire?**
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">They disscussed the problum they were having **
 * **In light of India's many religious traditions, why do you think Buddhism suffered a sharp decline in India after Ashoka?<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> Beacause they had a very valubale tradition **
 * **What teachings of the Buddha are most relevant in today's world? <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">lots and lots of different languages **