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Indus river valley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is native to the Ganges? | Dravidians |
| Who was a warlike tribe from southern Russia? | Aryans |
| What was the Vedas teachings? | Prayers, Hyms and rituals. |
| What are the four castes? | Brahmins,Kshatriyas,vaisya, and sudras. |
| Who is Brahman? | Universal spirit. |
| What is a Mystic? | Seeks spiritual truth and meditates. |
| What is a Rajah | tribal leader. |
| Mahabharata | India's greatest epic poem. |
| Ramayana | Romance of Rama And sita. |
| Who is Monotheistic? | Hebrew's |
| Covenant | Binding agreement |
| Moses | Free's the Hebrews from slavery. |
| Ten commandments | A set of laws about religious duties and moral conduct. |
| Torah | sacred text. |
| Deborah | Honored judge |
| Ethics | Personal standards or morality. |
| Diaspora | scattering of people |
| Eight features of civilization | Cities, Well organized government, complex religion, Jobs, Social classes, Architecture, Public works, and writings. |
| untouchables | Low ranked outcastes |
| Joint family | The basic unit within the village |
| patriarchal | Idea in which the father or oldest male runs the household |
| Gupta dynasty | Pataliputra, strong central government, trade and farming, and students go to religious schools. |
| Kingdom of the Deccan | dravidians, ruled by queens, Tolerated all religions. |
| Maurya dynast | Deccan Plateau, Bureaucracy, Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka. Asoka died and power spread. |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Founded the Maurya Dynasty, and forged the first great Indian empire. |
| Asoka | Brought peace and prosperity. |
| avvaiyar | Praised the virtues of her king |
| Kalidasa | Greatest gupta poet and playwright. |
| Hinduism | No single founder, Every person has an essential self. Belived in reincarnation, Kshatriya caste. |
| Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama founded, Nirvana, sacred text is Tripitaka and believed in reincarnation and also caste system. |
| Atman | Brahman |
| Reincarnation | Rebirth of soul |
| Karma | All actions of a persons life. |
| Dharma | the religious and moral duties of an Indivual. |
| Ahimsa | Non-Violence |
| Jainism | Extreme Hinduism: emphasizes self denial and meditation. |
| 4 noble truths. | All life is suffering. The cause f suffering is desire. Cure for suffering is to overcome desire. The way to overcome desire is to follow the 8 fold path. |
| Nirvana | Union with the universe. Break the cycle of reincarnation. |
| Moksha | Union of atman and brahman. |
| Bhagavad gita | Sacred text |
| stupa | shrine that honored the buddah |
| Mahayana Buddhism | Easier version of Buddhism |
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