Chapter 4 Flashcards
India
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| 252483778 | Aryan migration | - instead of invasion - Aryans from Ukraine & Southern Europe | 0 | |
| 252483779 | Deccan Plateau | separates the Indian society from the furtherest southern tip of India | 1 | |
| 252483780 | sanskrit | religious language | 2 | |
| 252483781 | prakrit | spoken language; still impacts India | 3 | |
| 252514934 | Indus River | - sources= Hindu Kush & Himalayas - leads to the Dravidians society - 3000 BCE | 4 | |
| 252514935 | Two main citadels of Harappan society | Harappa & Mohenjo-daro | 5 | |
| 252514936 | Vedic Age | - 1500-500 BCE - conflict with indigenous people | 6 | |
| 252514937 | dasas | enemies; subject people | 7 | |
| 252514938 | Indra | war god and military hero | 8 | |
| 252514939 | raja | king | 9 | |
| 252514940 | Caste | - varna - unchangeable social class | 10 | |
| 252514941 | 4 main castes | brahmins = priests kshatriyas= warriors and aristocrats vaishyas = cultivators, artisans, merchants shudras= landless peasants | 11 | |
| 252514942 | jati | subcaste | 12 | |
| 252514943 | The Lawbook of Manu | - 1st century - teaches moral and social behavior | 13 | |
| 252514944 | sati | widow throws herself on funeral pyre | 14 | |
| 252514945 | God Varuna | ethical concern, cosmic order | 15 | |
| 252514946 | soma | sacrifices, chants | 16 | |
| 252514947 | Upanishads | - works of religious teaches (800-400BCE) - reflection on the teachings of the Vedas | 17 | |
| 252514948 | Brahman | the universal soul | 18 | |
| 252514949 | Moksha | severing all ties with the physical world and identifying oneself with the ultimate reality of the world spirit | 19 | |
| 252514950 | Rig Veda | Collection of hymns that provide the best information about the Aryan culture | 20 | |
| 252514951 | Samsara | an individual soul born many times | 21 |