AP world history ch.6 Flashcards

87898192	monsoon	most dramatic source of moisture; seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean	0
87898193	Vedas	"knowledge"passed down by preists;religous texts	1
87898194	Varna	four major social divisions	2
87898195	Jati	divisions within the varna, groups of similar people	3
87898196	Karma	good or bad deeds which determine the next life cycle	4
87898197	moksha	the spirit's "liberation" from the endless cycle of rebirths	5
87898198	Buddha	Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama, who renounced wealth and social position and became enlightened	6
87898199	Mahayana Buddhism	"Great vehicle" focus is on reverence for Buddha and enlightened persons who have postponed nirvana to help others attain enlightenment	7
87898200	Theravada Buddhism	"Way of the Elders" remains close to the original principles set forth by the Buddha	8
87898201	Hinduism	a general term for a wide variety of beliefs and ritual practices that developed in the Indian subcontinent	9
87898202	Mauryan Empire	first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent, grew wealthy from taxes on agriculture, iron mining, and control of trade routes	10
87898203	Ashoka	third ruler of the Mauryan Empire; converted to Buddhism	11
87898204	Mahabharata	epic about cousins battling for the throne, includes the BHagavad-Gita the most important work of Indian sacred literature	12
87898205	Bhagavad-Gita	most important work of Indian sactred literature, a conversation between a warrior and a god	13
87898206	Tamil kingdoms	kingdoms of southern India inhabited mostly by speakers of Dravidian languages	14
87898207	Gupta Empire	powerful Indian state based. controlled most of the Indian subcontinent	15
87898208	theater-state	holds public rituals and ceremonies to attract people and gain power	16
87898209	malay peoples	peoples originating in south China and Southeast Asia who settled the Malay Peninsula	17
87898210	funan	society in Southeast Asia which centered on the rich rice-growing region of southern Vietnam, and controlled the passage of trade across the Malaysian isthmus	18