india vocab Flashcards
social divisions in Aryan society
varnas
brahmins
priests
the religion of the brahmins
brahminism
3 major gods of hinduism
brahma-creator, siva-destroyer, vishnu,preserver
the process of rebirth
reincarnation
the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
karma
salvation- freedom from life’s worries
moksha
a state of perfect peace
nirvana
going without food
fasting
the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
meditation
divisions of Indian society made of groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation
caste system
differences between hinduism and buddhism
buddhism doesn’t believe in animal sacrifice, caste system, the brahmins or their rituals, it was the responsibility of individuals to work for their salvation, didn’t think vedas were important
moral of great joy of the ox
kindness will be repaid
the duty of accepting your place in society
dharma
possible reasons of Harappans dying out
rivers drying up, weather/climate changes, Aryan migration from North
Harappans were called _____ by the Aryans
Dasa
the varnas
Brahmins- religious leaders- highest class
Khshatriyas- warriors, gov’t officials- 2nd highest class
Vaisyas- merchants, farmers- 3rd highest class
Sudras- laborers, servants, peasants- lowest class
Dasa- Harappans, later renamed sudras
untouchables- treated worse than sudras
ancient Hindu belief
the world is an illusion-brahman is the only reality-can take several lifetimes to see through the illusion and see the meaning of life
ancient texts that Hindu faiths are based upon
vedas
buddhist beliefs
4 noble truths, eightfold path, believed to be a middle way between human desires and denying oneself of pleasure
buddhism was spread in large part by ______
missionaries
