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History: 3.1 vocab
India section 1 #1 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Himalayas | The highest range of mountains... north of India and the Ganges river |
Indus River Valley | a river valley, dry plateau in Pakistan |
Monsoon | A seasonal wind pattern in Southern Asia from June through Sept., heavy rain on the coasts and islands, farmers depend on for crops |
Mohenjo Daro & Harappa | Ancient advanced civilizations 35,00 people to 40,00 people, rulers were based on divine assistance, farming econm |
Via | "By way of", Route that passes or touches |
Aryans | People who migrated to north India and came into contact with Indus River valley people |
Sanskrit | An Indo-European language, the Aryans used it to record their religious rituals/chants |
Reveal | Vedas, 1500 BCE to 400 BCE, India was in many small kingdoms |
Varnas | The Aryans categorization of people, social groups from high to low... Bramins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras |
Caste system | Evolved from Varnas... determined Job, marriage, and social group.. defined families and occupation |
Hinduism | has origins in Aryans religious beliefs, proved with Vedas, believe in Brahman and Atman |
Yoga | The practice of a method of training that was designed to reach oneness with Brahman, means "Union" |
Reincarnation | belief that the individual soul is born again in different forms after death |
Karma | The energy force that is generated by a persons actions that detirmines how a person will be reborn |
Dharma | Divine Law, law requires a person do their duty according to one's caste |
Buddhism | The rival of Hinduism that also started in India |
Siddhartha Guatama | The founder of Buddhism, The Buddha/ "the Awakened one"; gave up family and life to become an ascetic, reached enlightenment and taught others |
Nirvana | The Goal of all Buddhists, Ultimate reality, end of self and a reunion with the Great world soul, must achieve wisdom to get to Nirvana |