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Huntley Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gangus River | Runs South of the Himalayas and flows into the Indian Ocean then the Indus River empties into the Arabian Sea |
| Brahmins | The highest Vedas |
| Rigveda | Had the oldest Vedas that includes hymns of praise to many gods |
| Upanishads | Final group of Vedic texts |
| Hinduism | The oldest religion in the world and is now the 3rd largest |
| Brahma | Creator and head of the caste system |
| Sivia | Destroyer |
| Vishnu | Preserver |
| Atman | Means âsoulâ |
| Caste system | Divided Indian society into groups based on a persons wealth, birth, or occupation |
| Vaisyas | Farmers or merchants also called commoners |
| Monsoons | Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet or dry Seasons |
| Harappa and Mohenjo Daro | 3000 miles apart and helped people discover how they lived |
| Kshatriyas | Warriors who ran the government and army |
| Sutras | A guide that had all the rules for the caste system |
| Varnas | Has 4 separate classes |
| Jati | Portuguese for caste |
| Sanskrit | Aryan written language |
| Raja | Known as princes |
| Vedas | Known as Aryans society that came from religious writings |
| Aryans | They invaded the river valley after Harappa civilizations collapsed |
| Harrappans | Developed Indians first writing system |
| Sudras | They werenât Aryans |
| Pariahs | The untouchables |
| Personality | Qualities that makes someone who they are |
| Reincarnation | To be reborn |
| Dharma | Divided laws |
| Hindus | Believes that people must perform their duty for the reward of a better life |
| Karma | Consequences for a persons life or actions |
| Subcontinent | Large land masses that are smaller that a continent |
| Himalayas | The highest mountains in the world |
| 5 nations that occupy subcontinents | Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh |
| Indians | People who belong to the Sudras class |
| Brahmans | They were priest and they were in the highest Vedas |
| Top 2 Varnas | Brahmins and Kshatriyas |
| Why was the caste system created? | No one is really sure but light skins were known as better another reason is because they out conquered more |
| Indus River | Location of Indiaâs first civilization |
| Jains | Two groups with believers in a religion |
| Jainism | Based on teaching of a man named Mahariva |
| Mahariva | He believed to have been born around 599bc. |
| Ahimsa | Means âNonviolenceâ in Sanskrit Hindus practices this |
| Sikihisum | Founded Ahimsa |
| Gurus Nanak | Lived in the AD.1400 and his name means teacher |
| Monotheistic | Worships only one god |
| The 5 Kâs | Kesh: Hair / Kara: Ring / Kirpan: Sword / Kercha : Underwear or pants / Kangha : Comb |
| Buddhism | Founded by siddharth Gautama |
| Enlightened one or Budda | Lessons about life and the nature of suffering |
| Nirvana | State of total peace, giving up all desires. This word come from the sankskrit word blowing out candles |
| Four Noble Truths | Heart of Buddhaâs teachings |
| Asoka | One of the most powerful Kings in India and he became Buddhist in 200bc. |
| Missionaries | People who spread the gospel or religious beliefs |
| Buddhist | Splits into two differnta groups |
| Theravada Buddhism | Saw Buddha as a teacher and not a god |
| Mahayana Buddhism | Belived Buddha was a God and not a teacher |
| Bodhisattuas | Enlightened people who postpone going to heaven to help people and there deeds like Angels |
| Buddhism leaders | Lamas |
| Theocracy | Religious leaders thatâs head of s government |
| Dalai Lama | The lama who was head of the government |
| Cangragupta Maurya | A Military Leader in 320bc that seized control of the entire Northern part of India he founded the Mauryan Empire and chose to rule from the empire in Pataliputra |
| Stupas | Visas shrine // church |
| Gupta | Dynasty |
| Pilgrims | People who traveld for religious reasons |
| Candr Gupta 2 | Took over the throne in 375bc |
| Huns | Invaded India from the North West |
| Ajanta | Most famous temple |
| 2 famous epics | The Mahabharata and the Ramayana |
| Mahabharata | Longest poem ever written it was written in 100bc and had around 8,000 verses |
| Bhagavad Gita | Best section or âSong of the Lordâ |
| Kalidasa | Indiaâs best known author that lived in the Gupta Dynasty |
| Cloud Messanger | Most popular Sanskrit Love poems |
| Yogis | Teacher of yoga |
| Matallurgy | Science of working with metal |
| Alloys | Mixture of two or more metals |
| Aryabhata | Leading of math mathematician of the Gupta Empire. Was the first scientists to use algebra |
| Infinity | No end |
| Indian mathematicians | Developed the idea of zero and a symbol to represent it and also the infinity sign / mark |
| Hindu Arabic Numerical System | System of numbers 1-9 that Indians developed |
| Algoristhms | Series of problems to solve a problem |
| Shushruta | An Indian doctor or Surgan that fixed noses with plastic surgery |
| Inoculation | Injecting a person with a small does of a virus |
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