AP World: Chapter 4 Early Societies in South Asia Flashcards
Tradition and World 4th Edition
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| 198399036 | Aryans | European tribes who settled in India after 1500 B.C.E.; their union with indigenous Dravidians formed the basis of Hinduism. | 0 | |
| 198399037 | Brahmins | Hindu caste of priests. | 1 | |
| 198399038 | Dravidians | Peoples who produced the brilliant Harappan society in India, 3000-1500 B.C.E. | 2 | |
| 198399039 | Harappan | Early brilliant Indian society centered around Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. | 3 | |
| 198399040 | Harappan | Early brilliant Indian society centered around Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. | 4 | |
| 198399041 | Indra | Early Indian god associated with the Aryans; Indra was the king of the gods and was associated with warfare and thunderbolts. | 5 | |
| 198399042 | Jati | Indian word for a Hindu subcaste. | 6 | |
| 198399043 | Karma | Hindu concept that the sum of good and bad in a person's life will determine his or her status in the next life. | 7 | |
| 198399044 | Kshatriyas | Hindu caste of warriors and aristocrats. | 8 | |
| 198399045 | Lawbook of Manu | A moral code prepared in the first century B.C.E. in India dictating the role of women in Indian society. | 9 | |
| 198399046 | Moksha | Hindu concept of the salvation of the soul. | 10 | |
| 198399047 | Neolithic | New Stone Age (10,000-4000 B.C.E.), which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture. | 11 | |
| 198399048 | Prakit | Daily-use language of the early Aryans. | 12 | |
| 198399049 | Samsara | Hindu term for the concept of transmigration, that is, the soul passing into a new incarnation. | 13 | |
| 198399050 | Sanskrit | Sacred language of the early Aryans | 14 | |
| 198399051 | Sati | Also known as suttee, Indian practice of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband. | 15 | |
| 198399052 | Shudras | Hindu caste of landless peasants and serfs. | 16 | |
| 198399053 | Upanishads | Indian reflections and dialogues (800-400 B.C.E.) that reflected basic Hindu concepts. | 17 | |
| 198399054 | Vaishyas | Hindu caste of cultivators, artisans, and merchants. | 18 | |
| 198399055 | Varna | Hindu word for caste. | 19 | |
| 198399056 | Varuna | Aryan god who watched over the behavior of mortals and preserved the cosmic order. | 20 | |
| 198399057 | Vedas | "Wisdom," early collections of prayers and hymns that provide information about the Indo-European Aryans who migrated into India around 1500 B.C.E.; Rig Veda is most important collection. | 21 |