AP WH Chapter Three Flashcards

77558859	India	definition: modern day country, land of the Aryans, Dravidians, and Harappan Society significance: center of trade, religious development, and technology	0
77558860	Aryans	definition: Indo-European speaking nomads who entered India from the Central Asian steppes between 1500 and 1000 BC significance: influenced Indian beliefs and language greatly	1
77558861	Dravidians	definition: a settled, well-organized people who built cities in India significance: formed cities and governments in India	2
77558862	Harappan Society	definition: first Indian civilization significance: made technological inventions such as sewage	3
77558863	Indus River	definition: river near pakistan that creates a fertile plain (Indus River Valley) significance: formed fertile areas for agriculture and encouraged growth	4
77558864	Harappa	definition: large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan	5
77558865	Mohenjo-Daro	definition: early Indian settlement, laid out in a grid pattern with irrigation and sewage significance: structured layout and modernly-used inventions	6
77558866	Sanskrit	definition: sacred language by the Vedas in India, mainly for religion significance: shows distinctions made with every day life and religion	7
77558867	Prakrit	definition: ordinary language used in India, but still formal enough for writing significance: shows distinctions made with every day life and religion	8
77558868	Vedas	definition: Sanskrit writings, earliest known of Hinduism significance: showed self-thought and philosophical ideas	9
77558869	Rig Veda	definition: first Vedas scripture, deals with spirituality, science, etc significance: laid out the principles for thought and development in India	10
77558870	Raja	definition: title given to an Indian prince or king significance: demonstrates a government	11
77558871	Punjab	definition: area between Indus and Ganges river significance: where the Aryan's first conquered	12
77558872	Ganges River	definition: important river in India, supplied water significance: allowed for development of agriculture and cities in India	13
77558873	Caste	definition: Hindu social rank based on wealth and profession significance: social distinctions made by settling down due to agriculture	14
77558874	Varna	definition: class of which a person was placed into according to Hindu law at birth significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	15
77558875	Brahmans	definition: first level of Varna, priest class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	16
77558876	Kshatriyas	definition: second level of Varna, warrior class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	17
77558877	Vaishyas	definition: third level of Varna, merchant class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	18
77558878	Shudras	definition: fourth level of Varna, servant class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	19
77558879	Jati	definition: sub Varna, groups for economic development significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion	20
77558880	Patriarchy	definition: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line significance: led to males having many significant roles in the government and household	21
77558881	Lawbook of Manu	definition: guidelines formed based on Hindu beliefs significance: set of laws to bring order, first ones to be based on religion	22
77558882	Sati	definition: ritual requiring women to commit suicide at their husband's funeral significance: showed belief in afterlife	23
77558883	Varuna	definition: god thought to view people from the heavens, also god of the sky and creation significance: mixing of the Aryan and Indian cultures	24
77558884	Soma	definition: the body, according to tradition significance: demonstrates religion and self-thought about origins	25
77558885	Upanishads	definition: group of peoples that contributed to older Vedas significance: theological advancement	26
77558886	Brahman	definition: the Universal spirit of which we are all made significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation	27
77558887	Samsara	definition: idea of reincarnation back into suffering significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation	28
77558888	Karma	definition: idea that a person's actions determined their incarnation significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation	29
77558889	Moksha	definition: idea that a person can break Samsara to join Brahman significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation	30