AP World History- India Flashcards
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4865856422 | Vedas | Hindu poems and songs; explains origin of the universe | 0 | |
4865862639 | Upanishads | Hindu- fasting, meditation, experimentation | 1 | |
4865869867 | Bhagavad Gita | part of the Mahabarata | 2 | |
4865871644 | Brahman | single divine reality | 3 | |
4865873916 | jeti | Individual occupation | 4 | |
4865875454 | Brahmin | 1. priest | 5 | |
4865877413 | Kshatriya | 2. warriors | 6 | |
4865878777 | Vaishya | 3. trade, commerce, farmers | 7 | |
4865882506 | Sudra | serve the twice born | 8 | |
4865884860 | Dalit (untouchable) | menial labor | 9 | |
4865893894 | Atman | deepest self | 10 | |
4865895511 | maya | everday world | 11 | |
4865897377 | karma | moral law | 12 | |
4865897403 | samsara | constant rebirth | 13 | |
4865901185 | moksha | freedom and liberation | 14 | |
4865908870 | Brahma | God of creation | 15 | |
4865910524 | Vishnu | god of preservation | 16 | |
4865912035 | Shiva | god of destruction | 17 | |
4865913371 | yoga | "union" | 18 | |
4866444953 | stages | 1. student 2. householder 3. retiree 4. renunicate | 19 | |
4866447590 | kama | pleasure | 20 | |
4866449077 | artha | security and power | 21 | |
4866451753 | dharma | social and responsible duty | 22 | |
4867511223 | Trimurti | Three Gods (Hindu) | 23 | |
4867522278 | Ahimsa | no harm | 24 | |
4867522279 | Buddha | enlightened one | 25 | |
4867534262 | Pali canon and sutra | buddhist texts | 26 | |
4867537948 | Bodhisattva Path | enlightenment for all | 27 | |
4867541927 | Pre- Mauryan | Darius --> Alexander the Great | 28 | |
4867547540 | Gupta Dynasty | golden age for india | 29 | |
4867549448 | Qanat | irrigation system | 30 |