Aryans Flashcards

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Vedas

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Collection of hymns songs prayers contributed to Hinduism in Sanskrit, Rig Veda main one

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Where did they migrate?

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India through Hindu Kush Khyber pass

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Caste system

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Priests (Brahmins), warriors/rulers, traders merchants officials, unskilled workers, (<4 Varnas) then untouchables.
Relied on hereditary

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How do you move up in caste system?

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Hereditary, so you must die, be cremated, and reincarnate
If followed dharma (obediance to moral laws and have good karma (no sin)
After becoming highest level Brahmin you reach Moksha (one with creator god)

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Jati

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Sub castes hereditary determined by occupation

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Mahabharata

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Great epic poem of India taught about duties imposed on caste

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Women in India?

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Respect, but still must bear children and clean

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3 Primary gods?

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Brahma (the creator) Vishnu (the protector) and Shiva (the destroyer of evil)

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Mandala

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Religious art of a circle to symbolize wholeness and infinity in life

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Pilgrimages

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Not required to take but bathing in Ganges river is sacred

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