India's first Empires Flashcards
2.- Varnas
A group of people that was believed to be an ideal social structure of four groups
1.- Emerge
To manifest
3.- Caste system
A set of rigid categories of a person’s occupation
4.- Hinduism
The major Indian religious system
5.- Yoga
A method of training
6.- Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul
7.- Process
To progress
8.- What are karma and dharma and how do hey relate to Hinduism?
Karma are good or bad actions in which good or bad consequences come back to you. Dharma is the law that rules karma and it’s part of their religion
9.- What were the four Varnas?
Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaisyas (commoners), Sudras (peasants and slaves)
10.- What was the relationship between the social structure and prevailing religious beliefs of ancient India?
The social structures where the unity of family and the beliefs where the Dravidian: denoting a family
11.- What was the social structure of ancient India?
It came to reflect Aryan ideas of ideal society
12.- What are the origins, beliefs and practices of the Hinduism?
The origin was from the Aryans, they were collections of religious ceremonies and they put in practice the Dravidians