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Ch 3 Ancient India (hindu) Flashcards

0
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What mountains separated India from asia?

A

Himalayas

Khyber pass

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India is separated from ______ by mountains

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Asia

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The mountains that separated India and Asia was difficult for __________ and invaders to enter India

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Immigrants

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_________- flows to more fertile valley

A

Ganges

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______- flows into drier plains

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Indus

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__________ is 29,029 ft and is the highest mt in the world

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Mt Everest

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The Indus and Ganges flow into the _____________

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Indo gangetic plain

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_________- a high plateau region south of rivers

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Deccan

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_________- mt range along the western coastal plains

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Western ghats

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_________- mts mark the eastern Deccan

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Eastern ghats

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What are the 2 bodies of water in India?

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Arabian sea

Bay of bengal

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________- winds that mark seasons in india

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Monsoons

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_____ season- NE monsoons

A

Dry

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In the dry season, what is the time frame

A

November to march

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14
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What direction do the winds blow in dry season

A

N and NE

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_____ season- SW seasons

A

Wet

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What is the time frame for wet season

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Mid june to october

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17
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In the wet season ____ winds carry warm moist air from the _______ ocean

A

SW

Indian

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18
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Temperatures range from mild on the coast to _____F in the plains

A

120

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19
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______ age- named for Vedas

A

Vedic

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_______- early religious literature

A

Vedas

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21
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__________- nomadic people from North of the Black and Caspian sea

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Early indo aryans

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The early indo aryans _______ animals and became ________ when they settled

A

Herded

Farmers

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23
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The early indo aryans formed ___________ states or territories

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Independent

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______- chief, military leader, law maker, and judge

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Raja

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25
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The indo aryan and earlier inhabitants had __________ and ___________ differences

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Physical

Social

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The indo aryan migrants were _______ skinned and ________ people

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Light

Nomadic

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Social structures _________ -> merchant/traders -> ____________

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Warriors/priests

Farmers/servants

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28
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The indus valley people were ______ skinned

A

Dark

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29
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The indus valley people settled ___________

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Communties

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30
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The indus valley people were taken over by the ___________

A

Indo aryans

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31
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Marriage was an important institution and it was limited between ______________

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Social classes

32
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Who arranged marriage ceromonies

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Marriages by _________ or capture

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Marriages for ______ possible

35
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What crops is farming

A

Wheat and barley

36
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The indo aryans used irrigation to grow _______

37
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Poor transportation made ________ difficult

38
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The indo aryans used ________ was used not coina

39
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_________ was the indo aryan language that spreadout through india

40
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The _______________ was a complex social organization that began after indo aryan migration

A

Caste system

41
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________ was the 4 distinct social classes

42
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The _______ was smaller subgroups

43
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In the jati there are _____ main rules

44
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Jati rules:

1) born into your parents ________
2) could only marry within your subgroup
3) your subgroup decides your _____ and who you could ____ with

A

Subgroup
Job
Eat

45
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Today government has abolished the caste system but remains an influential part of _______ society

46
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___________- written explanation of vectic religion

Most people _______

A

Upanishads

Illiterate

47
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_________ is the india’s major religion and world’s 3rd largest religion

48
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A _______ priest’s explanation of the vedas developed Hinduism

49
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________ is the belief in the unity of god and creation

50
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________ is the divine essence that fills everything in the world

51
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Self of _______ - individual essence

52
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The hindus believe in ________ which is the belief that the world is an illusion

53
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People need to accept the illusion to gain __________(maya)

54
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What is the belief of the rebirth of souls

A

Reincarnation

55
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A soul doesn’t die, but it is _______ into the body of another human or animal

56
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Hindus believe it takes many lifetime to recognize _____ and that requires to go through __________

A

Maya

Reincarnation

57
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Hindu god is ________

58
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Brahma can be represented as many ______

59
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Brahma is known as brahma ________________

A

The creator

60
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Brahma is known as ________ the preserver

61
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Brahma is known as ________ the destroyer

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Brahma =

63
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Vishnu =

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Siva =

65
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Other gods of brahma are represented as ________ of trees, ______, and people

A

Spirits

Animals

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Hindus are _______

67
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_________ is doing one’s moral duty in this life so the soul can advance to the next

68
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_________ is the good or bad force created by a person’s action

69
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Because of karma you may be reborn into a higher ______ group or lower or possible into a ________

A

Social

Animal

70
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________ is the perfect peace of the soul

71
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What happens when reincarnation is complete and the soul unites w brahman

72
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________ is a set of mental and physical exercises to bring the body and soul together (hindu)

73
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Origins of _______ - to honor returning seasons (hindu)

74
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Sacred animals

Ex. ______

75
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Cows provided power for ______ and carts

76
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Cows produced _______ and ________ for food

A

Butter

Milk

77
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Cows were protected by ______

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