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Gobal quiz three Flashcards

1
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Harrapa Civilization

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2500-2000 BCE

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2
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Hindu kush mountains

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mountain range northwest of the himilayes. sepertates pakistan and afghanistan

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3
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Khybur pass

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natural route of migration into south asia (between mountains)

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4
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Indus River

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Location of first civilizations in south asia. runs through pakistan, down the the arabian sea

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5
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Ganges river

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runs across northern inida, more importantly was holy to Hinduism,

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6
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what happened in 1926

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harrapa was discovered

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7
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clues to hwy the harrapans were a big powerful civilization

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one: cities were constructed in a planned way
2: had two cities called Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro, and architectural is the same in both

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Aryans

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polytheists that spoke the sanskrit aryan language. (1500-500BCE)

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9
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Vedas

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5 holy books of the aryans. today, there are libraries of holy books andto be an expert you need to read them. this is hinduism.

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10
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STUDY SOCIAL CLASS OF ARYANS

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VERY IMPORTANT

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11
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maksha

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hindu heaven (final resting place)

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12
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samsara

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reincarnation (endless cycle of life and rebirth

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13
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Dharma

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responsibilities of caste

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14
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Karma

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“what goes around, comes around”

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15
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Siddhartha Gartama

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founder of Bhudism known as the enlightened one

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16
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Nirvana

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Buddist Heaven

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17
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4 noble truths

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ONE: There is suffering
TWO: Suffering has an origin; desire and attachment
THREE: SUFFERING CAN CEASE; STOP DESIRE
FOUR: There is a path out of suffering, the eight flow path (teachings of the budda)

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18
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Chandragupta maurya

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(322-298 BCE) founder of Maurya empire. was VERY VERY paranoid

19
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maurya empire

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322-184 BCE

20
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what did chandragupta maurya do which he derived from the persians?

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divided the empire into provinces, and he collected taxes in currency, not crops

21
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maurya writings

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writing system was developed by the persians, but was not spread until maurya empire

22
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What did Chandragupta maurya spend all his money on?

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military and roads to avoid rebellion. at the same time, these roads increased trade.

23
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Ashoka

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(298-232)BCE granson of chandragupta maurya. was not the oldest grandson, but provoked a 5 civil war with his older brother for the throne he won. In 26, he LLLLLOVED being kashatriya and wanted to move on to BRAHIM decided to expand and conquer everything to aquire great dharma.

24
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battle of kallnga

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(261 bce) 8 years after he killed his bro, he killed 100,000 kolinghu in one battle

25
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chandra gupta

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(320-335 ruled) founder of the gupta empire

26
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gupta empire

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(320-480 C.E

27
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samundra gupta

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(335-375) gets most of the land for the gupta empire.

28
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Chandra gupta 2

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(375-415) opens coast for arabian sea. this opened trade for persia and china. was important because himilayas blocked china and persia was blocked by south asian barbarians. Because of all the $ from trade, they were rich

29
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skandra gupta

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(415-467) defends the kingdom against 450CE white huns invasions

30
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skandra’s son

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(467-480) last emperor. killed by barbarians/

31
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what did Chandra Gupta 2 spend most his money on?

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he waned to use the money gained from trade to help people. number one things he spent on was artists.

32
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What contributions did teh guptas make for us?

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They invented 0, infinity, pie, and the decimal system. They also discovered that if u washed your hands before surgery, infections was less likely to occur.

33
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Hindu varna

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caste system

34
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roja

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NOMADS tribal cheif first

35
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Kashatriya (nomads)

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warriors second

36
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Brahmin (nomads)

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priests third

37
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common people

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NOMADS fourth

38
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slaves (POW)

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NOMADS fifth

39
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Brahmin (aryan)

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priests, first

40
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Kashatriya (aryan)

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warriors and police force second

41
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Vaishya

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ARYANS third merchants, artisans

42
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Sudra

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ARYANS peasonts, labor, farmers.fourth

43
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Untouchables (harigan) or (dalit)

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outcasts ARYANS fifth untouchable for religious reasons

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