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AP World History Traditions and Encounters 5th Edition CHAPTER 4 Flashcards

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7364027009Where are the Harappan people?Neolithic villages in Indus River Valley0
7364027010Indus RiverRuns through North India; rich deposits but less predictable than Nile; wheat and barley were cultivated in Indus Valley1
7364027011Two main citiesHarappa and Mohenjo-daro- Each with a fortified citadel and a large granary broad streets, marketplaces, temples, public buildings standardized weights, measures, architectural styles, and brick sizes2
7364027012Society and CultureSocial distinction; religious beliefs emphasized fertility3
7364027013Why did the Harappan society decline?population decline; possibly natural catastrophes;4
7364027014Aryanspastoral economy; no writing system;5
7364027015Vedasorally transmitted works6
7364027016Sanskritsacred language7
7364027017PrakitDaily use language8
7364027018The Vedic Ageboisterous period with conflicts with indigenous people; aryan chiefdoms fought amongst themselves9
7364027019"Dasas""Enemies" (the indigenous people)10
7364027020IndraAryans' war god and military hero11
7364027021RajaChiefdom leader/king12
7364027022Why did they use the caste system?hereditary, unchangeable social classes13
7364027023Sanskrit word "varna""color" refers to social classes14
7364027024Four main varnasbrahmins (priests) kshatriyas (warriors and aristocrats) vaishyas (cultivators, artisans, and merchants) shudras (landless peasants and serfs) and later on the untouchables15
7364027025Jatisubcaste determined by occupations16
7364027026Lawbook of Manu-death with moral behavior and social relationships and advised men to treat women with honor and respect -subjected women to the control and guidance of men -women's duties: to bear children and maintain the household -prepared by a sage17
7364027027SatiSocial custom in which widow throws self on funeral pyre18
7364027028Aryan gods-gods of the sun, the sky, the moon, fire, health, disease -god Varuna: ethical concern, cosmic order19
7364027029Ritual Sacrificessacrifices, chants, soma; done for rewards from the divine power20
7364027030Upanishads-works of religious teachings (800-400 B.C.E.) -spiritual and intellectual contemplations21
7364027031BrahmanThe universal soul22
7364027032Karmaspecific incarnations that a soul experienced23
7364027033Mokshapermanent liberation from physical incarnation24
7364027034Samsaraan individual soul was born many times25
7364027035What was the highest goal?to escape reincarnation and join with Brahman26

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