Vocab Ch. 5 Flashcards
A picture or symbol used in early writings to represent a word, a group of words, or an idea
Pictograph
A scholar who studies languages
Linguist
Nomads believed to have moved in in this valley around 1500 BC; conquered the people of Northwestern India
Aryans
A chief, prince, or ruler in India
Raja
A wind that reverses direction with the change of season
Monsoon
A major Indian religion belief system based on Vedic religious beliefs; belief in Brahanan and reincarnation that serves as a unified influence in India’s diverse society
Hinduism
Belief that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being
Pantheism
The belief that after a person dies, he or she comes back in another form
Reincarnation
No Anyone from outside the groups of the Hindu caste system; found by strict social restrictions
Outcaste
The Hindu belief that a person’s deeds, good or bad, determine his state and reincarnation
Karma
A strict social class a person is born into
Caste
Religion found by Siddhartha Guatama; buddhists follow the Eightfold path and the Four Noble Truths
Buddhism
The name, Siddhartha Gautama took for himself after he left Hinduism; enlightened one
Buddha
The Buddhist belief in the state of complete enlightenment where a person has peace and freedom from desire
Nirvana
Having received knowledge or understanding
Enlightened
