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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city |
| harappan | village in pakistan |
| venerated | regard with great respect; revere: mother teresa is venerated as a saint |
| pantheon | all gods of people and religion collectively |
| aryans | relating to or denoting a people speaking an info-european language who invaded northern india in the 2nd millennium BC, displacing the dravidian |
| rig veda | the oldest principal of the vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns composed in the 2nd millennium in early sanskrit |
| indra | a warrior king of the heavens, god of war and storm, to whom many of the prayers in the rig veda are addressed |
| raja | an idian king or prince |
| caste system | india is a system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by British raj |
| varnas | each of the four hindu castes, brahman, kshatriya,vaishya,and shudra |
| brahmins | a member of the highest hindu caste, that priesthood |
| kshatriyas | a member of the second of the four great hindu caste,the military caste |
| vaishyas | a member of the third of the four hindu castes, compromising the merchants and farmers |
| brahman | a member of the hindu caste, that of the priesthood |
| doctrine | a belief |
| karma | destiny or fate |
| dravidion | the dravidian of languages |
| Harappan | |
| Harappan Political system | no evidence |
| Harappan Interactions with environment | -They grew wheat and barley were cultivated in the indus valley -cultivated |
| Harappan religious | Religious beliefs strongly emphasized fertility |
| Harappan art and architecture | Standardized weights, measures, architectural styles, and brick size |
| Harappan technology | Also little known because writing not yet translated |
| Harappan economics | no evidence |
| Harappan society | Social distinctions, as seen from living styles |
| Aryans | |
| Aryans politics | The Lawbook of Manu |
| Aryans interactions with environment | Used iron tools and developed agriculture |
| Aryansreligious | Depended heavily on a pastoral economy |
| Aryans art and architecture | no evidence |
| Aryans technology | In caste system, social mobility difficult but still possible, |
| Aryanseconomics | The Lawbook of Manu Prepared by an anonymous sage, first century B.C.E. Dealt with moral behavior and social relationships Advised men to treat women with honor and respect |
| Aryans society | Patriarchal and patrilineal society |
| harappan politics | no evidence |
| harappan interaction with environment | Respect for all living things, a vegetarian diet |
| harappan art and architecture | no evidence |
| harappan technology | Ritual sacrifices for rewards from the divine power |
| harappan technology economics | no evidence |
| harappan society | Samsara and karma reinforced caste and social hierarchy Upanishads were also spiritual and intellectual contemplations |
| harappan religion | Priests were specialists of the ritual sacrifices Ritual sacrifices for rewards from the divine power |
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