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India

Annemarie's Classical India Mid-Term Review

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Regional Gov't of India decentralized due to geography; more trade and contacts with other societies
Hinduism & Caste System strict laws about social behavior; social inequality
Aryan migrants hunting and herding peoples originally from central Asia
Sanskrit first literary language of Indian culture
Vedas sacred books of literary epics
Nahabharata India's greatest epic poem
Varnas Aryan social classes, with divisions for an agricultural society
Indra God of thunder and of strength
Mauryan & Gupta Two major empires in classical Indian history
Chandragupta Maurya 1st of the Mauryan dynasty of Indian rulers, highly autocratic government, relied on his personal and military power
Ashoka Chandragupta's grandson, gained control of all of India except southern tip, converted to Buddhism
Dharma law of moral consequences; ethical guide
Kushans new invaders, pushed into central India from northwest
Guptas dynasty that succeeded Kushans in the 3rd century; built empire that extended to all but the southern regions expanded influence without fighting through marriages and negotiation; spread uniform law codes and road building; golden age of Indian history
Caste system rules, interpreted by priests, regulated many social relationships, behaviors and work roles; impossible to rise above caste in which a person was born, inequality as social norm
Hinduism religion of India's majority, no central holy figure, adapts to needs of various groups
Gurus mystics
Brahma basic holy essence, forms part of everything in this world
Vishnu god, the preserver
Shiva god, the destroyer
Reincarnation souls do not die when bodies pass into other beings, either human or animal, where the soul goes depends on how good a life the person has led
Siddhartha Gautama Indian prince, questioned fairness of earthly life, lived as Hindu mystic, became Buddha
Buddha enlightened one
Nirvana world beyond existence itself
Kamasutra manual of the laws of love, written in 4th century, discusses relationships between men and women
Stupas spherical shrines to Buddha
Religions of India Accepted both Hinduism and Buddhism
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