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Hinduism Flashcards

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What is Hinduism?

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One of India’s first religion that combined the ideas of the Aryans and the non-Aryans

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Examine the goals of Hinduism

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Achieve Moksha or perfect understanding

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What is the caste system and what is its impact on society?

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The Caste System is a social hierarchy
And the impact it has on society is that it will make it more strict and only people on the top will have more power than people on the bottom

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How did the Aryans influence India?

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They created many religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism; they also had a very diverse culture

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Polytheism

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The belief in many gods

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Karma

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The good and bad deeds of someone

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Vedas

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The sacred book of Hinduism

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Aryans

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The people who founded Hinduism in India

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Moksha

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The goal in Hinduism; perfect understanding

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Mohenjo-daro

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A sacred city in India

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Harappa

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A sacred place for the Aryans

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Hindu Gods

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  1. Brahma
  2. Vishnu
  3. Shiva
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reincarnation

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To live again in new form

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Vedas

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Sacred text for Hinduism

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Vishnu

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The preserver

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Founder of Buddhism

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Hinduism

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A major religion in India

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What is Buddhism?

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A major religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama

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Four Noble Truths

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  1. The truth of suffering
  2. The truth of the cause of suffering
    3 .The truth of the end of suffering
  3. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering

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