India & China Religion Flashcards

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Urban Society of Indus Valley

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-water systems
-kiln baked clay bricks
-citadels
-sewer system

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2
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creator God India

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Brahma

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3
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Original Indus Valley inhabitants

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Harappa civilization

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4
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“that which sustains everything”

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Aum (om)

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5
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1st Noble truth

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Life is suffering

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6
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Last noble truth tells buddhist to follow what/

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The Eightfold path

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7
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indo aryan language system

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Sanskrit

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8
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Siddhartha Gautama

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buddha

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9
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preserver god

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Vishnu

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10
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epic about a kidnapping and rescue

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ramayana

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11
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unskilled laborer class

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sudras

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12
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outcast social class

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dalits

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13
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clay seals

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14
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era of the “warring States”

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an era of division in ancient China. Lots of frequent warfare and annexations of various states in the lead up to a larger united China.

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15
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Why did the Zhou fall?

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they had no centralized government
territories out of contril
internal and external conflicts
ear of the “warring states”
qin emerge victorious

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16
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social structure of indo aryan

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origin of the caste system
varna

17
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religion of the indo aryan

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Varuna: cosmic order
Indra: storm and war

18
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brahmins

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: priests and ritual performer

19
Q

turiya

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hindu enlightenment

20
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caste system order

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brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
sudras
dalit

21
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Chinese signs of civilizations

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big city structures
dynastic kings
MoH and DC
many workers, craftsmen, merchants
solar and lunar
grains, animals, silkworms

22
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Mandate pf Heaven?

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right to rule is granted by heaven.
only one heaven only one leader
right to rule is based on virtue of the leader
not limited to one dynasty

23
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dukka?

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understanding we have physical pain, nothing is permanent, and everything affect everything else

24
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compare and contrast hiundu and buddha

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they both agree on karma, dharma, moksha, and reincarnation. they are different cause Buddhism rejects the priests of hinduism, formal rituals, and the caste system. buddhism encourages people to reach enlightenment through meditation.