Ch. 6B Vocab. Flashcards
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| 89958372 | Upanishads | A group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe. They were commentaries on the Vedas, as well. | 0 | |
| 89958373 | Puja | Hindu devotional worship of deities at home or in a temple. | 1 | |
| 89958374 | Prakits | Common tongue of India, as compared to Sanskrit spoken by priestly class and scholars | 2 | |
| 89958375 | Isthmus of Kra | A narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland. | 3 | |
| 89958376 | Mahabharata | -epic poem -chronicles civil wars in India -includes Bhagavad-Gita, most sacred Indian literature | 4 | |
| 89958377 | Bhagavad-Gita | -most important Indian literature -dialogue between warrior Arjuna and god Krishna -speaks of duty and fate of the spirit | 5 | |
| 89958378 | Tamil Kingdoms | -kingdoms of southern India -spoke Dravidian -partial isolation -produced epics, poetry, & performance arts -religion merged into Hindu synthesis | 6 | |
| 89958379 | Gupta | -Powerful Indian state -capital: Pataliputra -Ganges River Valley -military force -prestige as center of sophisticated culture (theatre-state) | 7 | |
| 89958380 | Theatre-State | -acquires prestige and power through elaborate and attractive cultural forms and public ceremonies -attracts and binds subjects to the center -ie Gupta Empire | 8 | |
| 89958381 | Funan | -SE Asia -complex society -1st-6th centuries C.E. -rich in rice -south Vietnam -controlled trade of Isthmus of Kra | 9 | |
| 89958382 | Malay Peoples | -south China & SE Asia -settled Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, and Philippines -spread to Madagascar | 10 | |
| 89958383 | Outrigger Canoe | A seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with a float attached to it to prevent it from upsetting. | 11 | |
| 89958384 | Janism | A version of Hinduism in which one achieves Moksha by giving up all worldly things and controlling actions. | 12 |