What is the main difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?

Mahayana Buddhism teaches that Buddha is like a god. The other kind doesn't

A kind of heaven in the afterlife.

A Buddhist monk from China who traveled to holy sites

A loyal devotion to and dependence upon a person's chosen Deity

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History Chapter 4 Lesson 2 - Hinduism and Buddhism

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What is the main difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?
Mahayana Buddhism teaches that Buddha is a teacher. The other kind doesn't.
Theravada Buddhism teaches that the best way to reach nirvana is to pray.
Mahayana Buddhism teaches that Buddha is like a god. The other kind doesn't
Theravada Buddhism teaches that nirvana is heaven. The other kind doesn't.
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What is nirvana?
A Buddhist type of meditating while sitting on a specific stone.
A kind of heaven in the afterlife.
A way to go to heaven by being as calm as possible.
A daily stroll outside for the Buddhists.
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How did kings and emperors in Southeast Asia display their power?
Through the paintings they made
Through the temples they built
Through the religious ideas they found
Through the amazing food they had
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What did Buddhists help transmit?
Clothes and blankets
Texts and religious ideas
Spices and herbs
Ways to reach nirvana
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Who was Xuanzang?
A Buddhist trader who went all around India to gather religious items
A man who traveled to China and all the way back to India in just one day
A Buddhist monk from China who traveled to holy sites
A Chinese man who traveled to India to learn about Buddhism
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What is bhakti?
A way of trading goods with others while also practicing Hinduism
Especially compassionate individuals who trade with others
A loyal devotion to and dependence upon a person's chosen Deity
A special dance in Hinduism that is performed to God
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What language did they speak in the royal court?
Saskrit
Sanskrit
Hindi
Urdu
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What did bhakti later become?
A religious movement
A trade route
A special way of dancing
A new religion in India
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By what year could the bhakti movement be found across the entire subcontinent?
2026
The 1400s
The 1600s
The 1500s
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What was Buddha?
Nirvana
A God to everyone
A wise teacher
A sage
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What is the main idea of Lesson 2?
Classical Age of India
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism and the Mongols
Islam and India's Religions
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Who is one well-known bhakti poet?
Ramanada
Sirivijaya
Akbar
Ramananda
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What were merchants selling in Southeast Asia?
Religious scripts and texts
Stone and bricks
Silk, porcelain, and spices
Delicious types of food

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