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India 10.3 Flashcards

1
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What made it possible for civilization to prosper?

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Rivers- Indus River- trade locations- near China. Mountains

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Difference in the Aryans after settling in India-

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The Aryans became a lot more appreciative for the earth, they are a lot less violent.

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3
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1 caste

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Brahman- Religious teachers, priests, associated with intelect

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2 caste

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Kshatriya- Warriors, rulers, protect people and livestock

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3 caste

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Vaisya- Land owners, merchants- agriculture, trades

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4 caste

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Sudra- Laborers, farmers, artisans, laborers

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5 caste

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Dalits- Street sweepers, toilet cleaners, preparing bodies for funerals, and killing pests or rats.

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Moksha

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Liberation from suffering caused by dependence on the material worlkd and from the cycle of birth and rebirth.

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9
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atman

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your soul- how it travels with you through your lifes

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10
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Karma

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every action has a result. What a person experiences in this life will impact the future.

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Dharma

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your religious duties as a hindu

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12
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Brahman

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a supreme, universal spirit that is eternal and unchanging

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13
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Ahimsa

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the ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things

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Reincarnation/Samsara

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all life goes through birth, life, death, and rebirth

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Brahma

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creator

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16
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vishnu

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preservation

17
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shiva

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destoryer

18
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Truth #1

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Dukkha- the noble truth of suffering

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Truth #2

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Samudaya-The noble truth of the cause of suffering

20
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Truth #3

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Nirodha- The noble truth of the end of suffering

21
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Truth #4

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Magga- The noble truth of the path

22
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8-fold

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Only way to end suffering
Right Understanding, Right thought, Right speech, Right action, Right work, Right effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.

23
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Nirvana

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the highest state of enlightenment.

24
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Who was Asoka and what were his Edicts?

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Asoka- very violent- found buddism- became peacful- he established an effcient tax system, ended slavery, enscribe his admirations

25
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Gupta Empire Achievement

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  • they developed hinduism
26
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Was the Gupta a Golden Age for India?

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yes

27
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similarities between buddhism and hinduism

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believe in reincarnation
Ahimsa
karma

28
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Differences between buddhism and hinduism

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Nirvana and Moksha- end goal
Caste in Hindu

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