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Hinduism
Asian Religion Quiz1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hindu tradition began around | 3000 bc |
| the name hindu was originally | pejorative (negative, lesser worth/value) |
| hindus were originally the residents of...who were not... | the indus river area (sindh)...muslim |
| the indus river civilization waas rather...including things like | sophisticated for that time...brick homes, drainage/running water, agriculture, written lang, city layouts, granaries |
| around..the...migrated east to the indus river area | 2000 bc...aryans |
| there are two theories about the aryans | conquest theory and ecological theory |
| the conquest theory states that the aryans were an..that... | advanced militarian society...took over the indus river civilization |
| the ecological theory states that...and... | pre-aryans overworked the grounds...collapsed bec of famine |
| according to the ecological theory, the aryans were able to survive off the overworked land because | they were nomads |
| during the...the aryans developed the...which have...and... | formative period...vedas...four texts...with four parts to each text (16 total) |
| the vedas are considered the...and are more...than... | backbone of hinduism...doctrinal ...ritual (although it included sacrifice) |
| what was the most important hindu sacrifice | horse sacrifice to the fire god agni |
| the formative period was around | 2000-180 bc |
| other hindue gods include | indra and vrtra |
| indra is the god of | lightening and order |
| vrtra is the god of | chaos |
| hindues believe in...and there are... | varnas...four varnas/classes |
| the four varnas in order are | brahmin, kshatriya, vaishy, shudra |
| the brahmins were the | priests |
| the kshatriya were | warriors/kings |
| the vaishya were | merchants |
| the shudra were | slaves (conquered people) |
| which varnas were the twice born | brahmins, kshatriya and vaishya |
| another hindu god is...who is the god of... | varuna...morality/ethics |
| the things a hindu must do depend on their | varna |
| the 4th section of each veda are the...which deal less with... | upanishads...gods |
| the upanishads say the problem of life is | ignorace and illusion |
| upanishads discuss...which is the... | monism...opposite of polytheism |
| monism refers to a..which is called the... | one-ness or one essence...brahman |
| the upanishads also bring up four terms..that are supposed to help one obtain... | samsara, karma, dharma and moksha..enlightenment of brahman |
| samsara is the | wondering of the soul from one life to the next (cycke) |
| karma is the | sum total of ethical deeds |
| dhamra is one's..according to their... | duties...varna |
| moksha is the..and is also the... | unification w/ oneness...prerogative of brahman (experiential) |
| in the 500 bcs, there was a challange to the...via... | formative era...buddhism and jainism |
| from about..to..most people were actually... | 300-180 bc...buddhists |
| buddhism and jainism challenged the importance of | sacrifice |
| during this challenge to sacrifice, the word...came about which means... | ahimsa...sacreddnes of all life |
| buddhism and jainism did not believe in | varnas |
| jains were...which meands they denied | radical ascetics...physical pleasure for spiritual enlightenment |
| hinduism overcame the challenges but ended with an...so there became a... | assimilation of the religions...moderation of sacrifice (ahimsa), respect for buddha as a god, respect for life |
| in 180 bc- 900 ad the...came about which included the... | classical period of hinduism...law of manu |
| the law of manu is an | ethical commentary for the twice born |
| according to the law of manu, every twice born male goes through 4 stages | student, householder, hermit (isolated/contemplate) and beggar |
| also durnig the classical period, the...text appeared and was concerned with | bhagavad gita..era of ancient civil warfare |
| the bhagavad gita is about...who was a...and also...who was his... | arjuna...kshatriya warrior...krishna...charioteer |
| krishna is also known as...who is the god of... | vishnu...compassion, joy love |
| in the bhagavad gita, krishna gives arjuna the | message of his dharma |
| another text in the classical period is the | puranas |
| the puranas deal with...including... | many more gods and goddesses...brahma, vishnu, shiva (their goddesses in order are saraswati, lakshmi and parvati) |
| devi is the | female aspect of the cosmos |
| trimurti literally means...and consists of.. | three faces (brahman - oneness)...brahma, vishnu and shiva |
| brahma is the god of | creation |
| vishnu is the god of | preservation |
| shiva is the god of | destruction |
| hindus believe the...is sacred because of... | cow..devi |
| the post classical period started around | 900 ad - present |
| in the post classical period many...called...arose | schools of thought...darshans |
| the darshans were basically...but believed in the.. | atheistic...harmony/balance of spirit and matter and a final essence |
| the darshans also involved | yoga |
| in the 16th century a new religious challenge arose to hinduism called | sikhism and islam |
| islam was..with no... | strictly monotheistic...brahman, images, sacred cows (but pigs were taboo) |
| during this new challenge to hinduism the.. | portugese and english began to colonize parts of india (christian missionaries were banned though) |
| in the 1800's, india becomes an...and their original intent was... | english colony...business but it turned out to be missionistic |
| the english were | parental (the indians were immature) |
| during the post classical period, suttee was popular which was the | death of the wife at the time of the death of the husband |
| hindu reformers include | ram mohan roy and mohandas gandhi |
| ram mohan roy addressed | social concerns and hindu nationalism/missionaries |
| hindu nationalism was about th | sovereign or pure political nation |
| hindu missionary was | vivekananda |
| in the post classical period, hindus came to the idea that...with the help of... | all methods of religion lead to final essence of reality but that hinduism was the most clear...vivekanada |
| mohandas gandhi was a...and was employed in... | lawyer...ahimsa (non violence) |
| mohandas gandhi spoke much about the...and said that... | caste system (diff from varnas - 1000's of castes)...the untouchables should be treated humanely w dignity |
| major hindu holidays/rituals include | kumbha mela, holi, dasehra, divali |
| kumbha mela is a...that... | 12 year cycle..chagnes locations every 3 years |
| kumhba mela is when people should...in order to... | pilgrimage to the area...reenact things like bathing in the Ganges to celebrate life |
| holi occurs in...and is the... | feb/march...spring celebration of fertility and destruction of demons |
| dasehra happens in...and is the celebration of... | october...destruction of demons and there are parades |
| divali is in...and is the celebration of | november..light (version of hannakuh) |
| on divali, the goddess...will... | lakshmi...bring prosperity to homes lit with lamps |
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