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World History Ch. 5 Flashcards

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in Hinduism, the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life

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Karma

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Any one of the four classes understood by the ancient Vedic Aryans to compose the ideal social order

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Varnas

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The rigid categories based on birth and occupation that identify and determine a person’s station in society

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Caste System

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the major Indian religious system, which had its origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled in India after 1500 b.c.

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Hinduism

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a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman

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Yoga

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the rebirth of an individual’s soul in a different form after death

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Recarnation

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in Hinduism, the complex concept of duty, law, and right conduct that establishes and sustains order and the world.

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Dharma

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a religious doctrine introduced in northern India in the sixth century b.c. by Siddhārtha Gautama, known as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One”

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Buddism

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in Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul

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Nirvana

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a set of routes extending from the Mediterranean Sea to China along which silk was a major article of trade and exchange

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Silk Road

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a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place

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Pilgrim

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the earliest surviving Indian literature; contains hymns, stories, and charms that transmitted orally by specialists and only written down in modern times

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Vedas

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Hindu teachings about what significantly influenced non-Aryans? (Lesson 1)

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karma and reincarnation

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What are karma and dharma, and how do they relate to Hinduism?

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Karma: action->consequence
Dharma: divine law you’re expected to follow
Hinduism has duties that its followers are required to carry out. If so, then one can be reborn into a higher existence.

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What are the four varnas?

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Priests (Brahmins), warrior-administators (Kshatiryas), “folk”-farmers, artisans, etc. (vaisya), sudras (servants)

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a persons caste in indian society was determined by

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birth

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brahma the creato, Vishnu the preserver, and shiva the destroyer were

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the chief hindu gods

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Siddhartha Gautama came to be known as

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the “Enlightened One”

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According to the Eightfold Path, right action requires followers of Buddhism to do what?

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not kill, steal, lie, be unchaste, or consume alcohol or drugs.

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According to the Eightfold Path, right view requires Buddhists to

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know the Four Noble Truths

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According to Siddhartha Gautama, a person can reach enlightenment through

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Meditation

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Both Hindus and Buddhists

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believe in reincarnation

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Buddhists differ from Hindus in that Buddhists believe

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that all humans can reach nirvana as a result of their behavior in this life

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Siddhartha Gautama believed it was important for people to do what?

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be responsible for their own lives

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In the Eightfold Path, right speech insists that Buddhists

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speak the truth and speak well of others

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Siddhartha Gautama left his wife and family because he wanted to do what?

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seek a cure for human suffering and find the meaning of life

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Asoka, the greatest ruler in Indian history used what ideals?

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Used Buddhist ideals to guide his rule

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What Indian literary work is an epic that includes riddles about the meaning of life?

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The Mahabharata

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From whom did the Kushans adapt their alphabet?

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The Greeks

30
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What Indian civilization emerged as a classical civilization of lasting value?

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The Guptas

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Structures built in the form of burial mounds to house a relic of the Buddha were called?

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Stupas

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Under the reign of _____, India became a major crossroads in a trade network that extended from the rim of the Pacific to Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Sea.

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Asoka

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Located between the influential cultures, the Kushan Empire was shaped by contact with China, Persia and __________

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The Roman Empire

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Which of the following religions that originated in Persia, was practiced in the Kushan Empire?

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Zoroastrianism

35
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What key lesson of Indian society does the Bhagavad Gita contain?

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In taking action, one must not worry about failure or success

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After the Arabs conquered large parts of India in the eighth century A.D., they…

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adopted the Indian numeric system.

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