9977488948 | Vedas | An Aryan religious text that became the basis of Hinduism | 0 | |
9977492337 | Aryans | The ethnic group that migrated from the Caucasus to the Indo-Gangetic Plain | 1 | |
9977507170 | Brahmins | The top level of the Hindu caste system; said to "speak to the gods" | 2 | |
9977507171 | Kshatriyas | The second level of the Hindu caste system; warriors | 3 | |
9977512709 | Vaisyas | The third level of the Hindu caste system; merchants and artisans | 4 | |
9977514148 | Sudras | The fourth level of the Hindu caste system; laborers and farmers | 5 | |
9977530564 | dharma | One's role in life and society, determined by caste | 6 | |
9977547621 | samsara | The cycle of rebirth and reincarnation | 7 | |
9977554349 | What happens after someone dies if they fulfilled their dharma? | They get reincarnated into a higher being | 8 | |
9977557837 | moksha | Hindus' ultimate goal; the "release" from samsara | 9 | |
9977569118 | karma | The principle of good being repaid with good and bad being repaid with bad | 10 | |
9977576576 | the Upanishads | Later religious texts that are also commentaries on the Vedas | 11 | |
9977588677 | Essentially, in Hinduism, everyone has a _____, and if everyone fulfills theirs, society will stay in _____. | role, balance | 12 |
AP World History | Hinduism Flashcards
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