chapter 5 and 6 what what??????? Flashcards
life in india is centered around
family
the social structure reflected the _______ ideas of the ideal society
Aryan
proper, ordered society made up of four groups
varnas
first class of the caste system
Brahmins
second class of the caste system
Kshatriyas
third class of the caste system
Vaisya
fourth class of the caste system
Sudras
brahmins
also called varnas, the priests
kshatriyas
warrior-administrators; govern and protect
vaisyas
artisans, farmers, and herdsman; cultivate, cook, and weave
sudras
serves the other 3 classes; assures stability
rigid and multiplex social structure
caste system
the caste system links with the _______ _______
varna system
jati = ____ = key marker of a person’s ____ and _______
birth; identity; place in society
caste system got its name from __________ in the __________
portuguese newcomers; early 16th century
the caste system determined what?
what jobs a person could have, who they could marry, and with whom they could socialize with
the higher up on the caste system, the ______ you are
purer
untouchables, ______- level, refer to themselves as _______, they perform tasks like ______________________________________
lowest; dalit; collecting trash and disposing of the dead
Hindu teachings started around ________ with people called the _________. This was in _________________
1500 BC; aryas “nobles”; northwest india
collection of hymns, rituals, and spiritual thought passed down first orally from priest to priest. might also have come from tribes
Vedas
a single force in the universe, a form of ultimate reality
Brahman
duty of the individual self, called the ________-, to seek brahman. if completed, you were merge with brahman after death
atman
method of training designed to lead to oneness with Brahman
yoga
the 4 kinds of yoga
the path of knowledge
the path of love
the path of work
the path of medeitation