Quiz 4: HInduism Flashcards
1
Q
5 yamas
A
- ahimsa
- satya
- astaya
- brahmacharya
- aparigraha
2
Q
ahimsa
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no harming
3
Q
astaya
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no stealing
4
Q
satya
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truthfulness
5
Q
brahmacharya
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brahm (divine) charya (to walk) sexual morality
6
Q
aparigraha
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graha (power) no coveting
7
Q
5 niyamas
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- cleanliness
- contentment
- self-discipline
- self-study
- have a spiritual connection
8
Q
1750s
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- British take control of India
- Named Hinduism
9
Q
1780s
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First English translation of the Gita
10
Q
Early 1800s
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Ram Mohan Roy- father of modern Hinduism
11
Q
1869
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- Mohadas Ghandi
- Created satyagraha: satya (truth) graha (power)
- Ghandi became the mahatma (the great soul of India)
12
Q
World as 100 people
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- 32 christians
- 20 muslims
- 14 hindus
- 6 buddhists
- 14 all other
- 14 none
13
Q
sati
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birth/caste
14
Q
castes (top to bottom)
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- brahmin
- warrior
- commoners
- dalits
15
Q
varna
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economic classes
