Ancient India
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| 275695544 | Raja | A chief of a group of nomadic Aryans. They later became kings of small villages in India | 0 | |
| 275695545 | Caste System | A social class system in India made by the Aryans. It was so strong it was also used to uphold political order. | 1 | |
| 275695546 | Jati | a subcaste that arose due to more professions and long-distance trade outside of India | 2 | |
| 275695547 | Indra | A war god of the Aryan people. He was their primary deity since the Aryans were violent nomads who always waged war | 3 | |
| 275695548 | varna | A main part of the caste system. It determines your social status in 4 main groups | 4 | |
| 275695549 | sati | A ceremony in which a wife throws herself on her husbands funeral pyre. This process shows women were dependent on men and enforced a patriarchal society. | 5 | |
| 275695550 | Vedas | Collections of orally transmitted works of the Aryans. It includes hymns and prayers praising Aryan gods | 6 | |
| 275695551 | Upanishads | A book of religious works that later founded Hinduism | 7 | |
| 275695552 | Upanishads | A book teaching of reincarnation, and explaining the Vedas. It gave reason for the caste system in India | 8 | |
| 275695553 | Samsara | A doctrine of the Upanishads explaining the process of reincarnation | 9 | |
| 275695554 | Lawbook of Manu | A book written in the name of the god of creation, Manu. It outlines proper social relationships and clearly says women should be subservient to men | 10 | |
| 275695555 | Moksha | A dreamless eternal sleep that frees a soul from suffering. Occurs when you are reunited with Brahman and escape reincarnation | 11 | |
| 275695556 | Karma | A doctrine that explains what or whom you are reincarnated as. If you led a good life you move up the social ladder. If you lead a bad life you move down the social ladder or become an animal | 12 | |
| 275695557 | asceticism | a life style that rejects luxuries and calls for a simple life | 13 | |
| 275695558 | soma | A drug taken at Aryan rituals that causes the sensations of being divine. | 14 | |
| 275695559 | Harappan Society | A society on the Indus river that was very advanced. Their society fell due to earthquakes, climate change, and rising sea levels. | 15 | |
| 275695560 | Mohenjo-Daro | A Harappan city that was very wealthy and was built according to a planned grid. They even developed sewage systems | 16 | |
| 275695561 | Prakrit | The language used by Aryans for common everyday use | 17 | |
| 275695562 | Sanskrit | The language used by Aryans in formality and rituals | 18 | |
| 275695563 | republic | A society governed by representatives of citizens. This government was rarely used in India | 19 | |
| 275695564 | Aryans | Indo Europeans who migrated to India and fought with the local peoples. Eventually they settled and built up cities | 20 | |
| 275695565 | Brahman | The universal soul that everyone is a part of. Aryans goal is to obtain moksha and be reunited with this soul | 21 | |
| 275695566 | Punjab | An area in Upper India that people could enter India through | 22 | |
| 275695567 | Yoga | A method of intense meditation that is a requirement to obtain moksha. | 23 |
