ap world history: chapter 4 vocab Flashcards
chapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia
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| 7193656886 | Aryans | a member of the Indo-European people who crossed into India around 1500 BC; their union with Dravidians formed the basis of Hinduism | 0 | |
| 7193656887 | Harappan | early brilliant Indian society centered in Harrapa & Mohenjo-daro (first Indian civilization) | 1 | |
| 7193656888 | vedas | collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the various gods of the Aryans. | 2 | |
| 7193656889 | Rig Veda | Hinduism's oldest sacred text (the most important Veda) | 3 | |
| 7193656890 | caste | a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | 4 | |
| 7193662067 | Upanishads | Indian reflections and dialogues that reflected basic Hindu concepts | 5 | |
| 7193709807 | ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation | 6 | |
| 7193710395 | Sati (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 husbands |  | 7 |
| 7193723452 | Dravidians | a family of languages spoken in southern India & Sri Lanka, or the peoples who speak them; might be the original people of the Indus Valley | 8 | |
| 7193737883 | karma | the sum of good & bad in a person's life will determine his or her destiny in the next life | 9 | |
| 7193737884 | Brahman | the term for Univeral Soul in Hinduism | 10 | |
| 7193737885 | Jati | a Hindu subcaste | 11 | |
| 7193755907 | ecological degradation | the disturbance of a natural ecosystem in any way | 12 |