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| continued Iranian imperial and cultural traditions, tolerance of religion, growth of regionalism in political affairs. |
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| a dynasty of Persian, Zoroastrian imperial rulers |
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| Dualistic religion in which good and evil were constantly at odds with each other. |
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| the Patriarch of Constantiople. Taught that the human and the divine natures of Jesus Christ were distinct and separate. |
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| high point of early civilization. It was a dynasty in North India and was defined by relative peace, stability, classical Indian art and literature. |
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| first Gupta king. Ruled in Magdha, and then the whole Ganges basin that he acquired through marriage. |
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| a cult of deities. Has the form of a hero-savior Krishnu |
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| originally the fertility god. Another cult of deities. |
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| The “Great Vehicle” for salvation in Buddhism. It emphasized the Buddha’s infinite compassion for all beings. |
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| A “Buddha to be” who postpones his own nirvana until he has helped all other beings become enlightened. |
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