chapter 4
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| citadel | Each city had a fortified citadel and a large granary
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| harappan | Harappan society
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| venerated | Harappans venerated gods and goddesses whom they associated with creation and procreation respect
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| pantheon | Many scholars believe, however, that some Harappan deities survived the col- lapse of the larger society and found places later in the Hindu pantheon
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| aryans | aryans society
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| rig veda | One of the later hymns of the Rig Veda offers a brief account of the world’s creation and the origin of the four castes (varnas)
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| indra | War god, Indra
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| raja | Most chiefdoms had leader raja, king
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| caste system | Those distinctions became the foundation of the caste system, which largely determined the places that individuals and groups oc- cupied in society
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| varnas | Four main varnas, recognized after 1000 B.C.E.: brahmins (priests), kshatriyas (warriors and aristocrats), vaishyas (cultivators, artisans, and merchants), shudras (landless peasants and serfs)
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| brahmins | priests, Members are subdivided into numerous communities known as gotras
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| kshatriyas | warrior, ruler
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| vaishyas | Their role lay in productive labour, in agricultural and pastoral tasks, and in trading
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| shudras | Shudra is the fourth varna
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| law book of manu | Lawbook of Manu definition: guidelines formed based on Hindu beliefs
significance: set of laws to bring order, first ones to be based on religion
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| brahman | the Universal spirit of which we are all made
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| doctrine | a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group
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| karma | demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation
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| dravidian | a settled, well-organized people who built cities in India
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