Ap world history chapter 9 Flashcards
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| 10520983824 | Dravidians | The original people of the Indus Valley | 0 | |
| 10520983825 | Kshatriyas | The warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system. | 1 | |
| 10520983826 | Samsara | the cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism | 2 | |
| 10520983827 | Untouchables | lowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society | 3 | |
| 10520983828 | Ahimsa | the principle of nonviolence toward all living things | 4 | |
| 10520983829 | Varna | each of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. | 5 | |
| 10520983830 | Brahman | A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything | 6 | |
| 10520983831 | Vedas | Collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the barious gods of the Aryans. | 7 | |
| 10520983832 | Moksha | Becoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism. | 8 | |
| 10520983833 | Nirvana | a state of perfect peace | 9 | |
| 10520983834 | Brahmin | the highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests | 10 | |
| 10520983835 | Aryans | nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system | 11 | |
| 10520983836 | Shudras | The landless peasants and serfs of the caste system. | 12 | |
| 10520983837 | Caste | a rigid and hereditary social class | 13 | |
| 10520983838 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism | 14 | |
| 10520983839 | Upanishads | A group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe. | 15 | |
| 10520983840 | Vaishyas | Hindu caste of cultivators, artisans, and merchants. | 16 | |
| 10520983841 | Karma | the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul | 17 | |
| 10520983842 | Jati | sub castes; were groups of people within each caste that worked together for one economic function | 18 | |
| 10520983843 | Stupas | Buddhist shrines | 19 | |
| 10520983844 | Buddhist enlightenment | when a Buddhist discovers the truth about life and ceases to be reborn | 20 | |
| 10520983845 | Noble Eightfold Path | The fourth of the Four Noble Truths; defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana | 21 | |
| 10520983846 | Boddhisatva | Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others | 22 | |
| 10520983847 | Bhagavad Gita | A book in popular Hinduism that was a response to Buddhism and made reaching moksha way easier. | 23 | |
| 10520983848 | Hinayana | the scornful name for Theravada Buddhism ("lesser vehicle") used by devotees of Mahayana Buddhism | 24 | |
| 10520983849 | Four Noble Truths | All life invoves suffering; desire is the cause of suffering; elimination of desire brings an end to suffering; a disciplined life conducted life brings the elimination of desire. | 25 | |
| 10520983850 | Mahayana | Sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship | 26 |