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AP World History | Hinduism Flashcards

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9977488948VedasAn Aryan religious text that became the basis of Hinduism0
9977492337AryansThe ethnic group that migrated from the Caucasus to the Indo-Gangetic Plain1
9977507170BrahminsThe top level of the Hindu caste system; said to "speak to the gods"2
9977507171KshatriyasThe second level of the Hindu caste system; warriors3
9977512709VaisyasThe third level of the Hindu caste system; merchants and artisans4
9977514148SudrasThe fourth level of the Hindu caste system; laborers and farmers5
9977530564dharmaOne's role in life and society, determined by caste6
9977547621samsaraThe cycle of rebirth and reincarnation7
9977554349What happens after someone dies if they fulfilled their dharma?They get reincarnated into a higher being8
9977557837mokshaHindus' ultimate goal; the "release" from samsara9
9977569118karmaThe principle of good being repaid with good and bad being repaid with bad10
9977576576the UpanishadsLater religious texts that are also commentaries on the Vedas11
9977588677Essentially, in Hinduism, everyone has a _____, and if everyone fulfills theirs, society will stay in _____.role, balance12

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