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History Unit six study guide Flashcards

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Pantheism

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God(Brahman) is everything, everything is Brahman

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Polytheism

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beliefs in many gods

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edict

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official orders

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Sanskrit

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ancient Indian language

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Vedas

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ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism

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The Ramayana

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story to learn lessons of right/wrong

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caste system

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Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

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Brahman

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Brahman is everything in the Hindu religion

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dharma

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duty

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karma

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belief that what you do in this life will affect your standing in your next life

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samsara

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The cycle of reincarnation goes on until you are truly practicing dharma

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pilgrimage

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spiritual/reflective journey

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moksha

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freedom from samsara

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14
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ascetic

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Someone who gives up worldly pleasures

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enlightenment

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Great happiness from deep knowledge

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nirvana

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true happiness and peace

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four noble truths

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we suffer because we want things

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eightfold path

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ways to be a good person

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the battle of kalinga

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brutalist and bloodiest battle in world history

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chandragupta maurya

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unifies india

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Ashoka the great

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Military tactics, ruler of India, created the law of the fishes

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Buddha

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A person who has an “awakened mind”

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prince Siddhartha

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the prince who became the “buddha”

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Four original Varnas that eventually led to the caste system

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Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

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Law of the fish?

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Big Fish Eat Little Fish
The enemy of my enemy is my friend

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Four core beliefs of Hinduism

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  1. Belief in one supreme being
  2. Purse the knowledge of the truth
  3. Strive for moral order
  4. Time is cyclical
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Three core beliefs of Buddhism

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  1. Reincarnation
  2. Embrace all people regardless of social class
  3. Teaches people to reach enlightenment
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tree of Ashoka the great’s different edicts

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  1. Aid the poor/ elderly & respect them
  2. Created hospitals for humans & animals
  3. Ordered trees to be planted

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