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chapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia

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7193656886Aryansa member of the Indo-European people who crossed into India around 1500 BC; their union with Dravidians formed the basis of Hinduism0
7193656887Harappanearly brilliant Indian society centered in Harrapa & Mohenjo-daro (first Indian civilization)1
7193656888vedascollections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the various gods of the Aryans.2
7193656889Rig VedaHinduism's oldest sacred text (the most important Veda)3
7193656890castea social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth4
7193662067UpanishadsIndian reflections and dialogues that reflected basic Hindu concepts5
7193709807asceticone who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation6
7193710395Sati (Suttee)a practice by which a widow voluntarily threw herself on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband to join him death, showing the devotion of women to their husbands7
7193723452Dravidiansa family of languages spoken in southern India & Sri Lanka, or the peoples who speak them; might be the original people of the Indus Valley8
7193737883karmathe sum of good & bad in a person's life will determine his or her destiny in the next life9
7193737884Brahmanthe term for Univeral Soul in Hinduism10
7193737885Jatia Hindu subcaste11
7193755907ecological degradationthe disturbance of a natural ecosystem in any way12
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