4896295206 | Emerge | To manifest, to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition. | 0 | |
4896295207 | Varnas | The name given by Aryans in ancient India to a group of people in what is believed to be an ideal social structure of four groups. | 1 | |
4896297735 | Caste System | A set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person's occupation and economic potential, as well as his or her position in society, based partly on skin color. | 2 | |
4896297736 | Hinduism | The major Indian religious system, which had its origins in the Aryans who settled in India after 1500 B.C. | 3 | |
4896299930 | Yoga | A method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman. | 4 | |
4896299931 | Reincarnation | The rebirth of an individual's soul in a different form after death. | 5 | |
4896301750 | Process | Progress, advance; a series of actions or operations leading to an end. | 6 | |
4896301751 | Karma | In Hinduism, the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life. | 7 | |
4896304001 | Dharma | In Hinduism, the divine law that rules karma; it requires all people to do their duty based on their status in society. | 8 | |
4896411688 | Buddhism | A religious doctrine introduced in northern India in the sixteenth century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, or "Enlightened One". | 9 | |
4896457736 | Devote | To commit by solemn act. | 10 | |
4896463837 | Nirvana | In Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul. | 11 | |
4896471510 | Rigid | Inflexibly set in opinion. | 12 | |
4896479066 | Conversion | The change from one belief or form to another. | 13 | |
4896482041 | Welfare | Something that aids or promotes well-being. | 14 | |
4896488773 | Silk Road | A route between the Roman Empire and China, so called because silk was China's most valuable product. | 15 | |
4896497437 | Pilgrim | A person who travels to a shrine or other holy place. | 16 | |
4896504661 | Vedas | The earliest known Indian literature, which contain religious chants and stories that were originally passed down orally from generation to generation and then recorded in Sanskrit after writing developed. | 17 |
AP World History Ch. 5 Flashcards
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