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Ancient test
Study terms for the year 7 humanities test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pharaoh | King and God in Ancient Egypt |
| BCE | Before Common Era |
| CE | Common Era |
| Untouchable | lowest level of Indian Caste System. Does all dirty jobs. |
| Brahmin | Top level of Indian Caste System. Teachers and priests. |
| hieroglyphics | form of picture /symbol writing used in Ancient Egypt. |
| Sandskrit | Language of Aryans and of the ancient Hindu texts. |
| Nomad | Person who moves from place to place. |
| Hinduism | Hindus believe in a universal God called Brahman. Brahman takes on many forms as gods or goddesses in their own right. Hindus believe in reincarnation - a belief that the soul is eternal and lives many lifetimes, in one |
| Buddhism | Buddhist do not believe in a universal God but follow the teachings of Buddha who was a man that had reached enlightenment. |
| Mummification | In ancient Egypt, preserving the dead by removing organs, removing moisture with natron, embalming and wrapping. |
| Ancient Egypt afterlife | Mummy has all the things needed for a new life buried with him so he could live again in the afterlife. |
| Ancient India afterlife | After death people the soul is reborn many times (as humans, plants, animals) - "reincarnation ". What they are reborn as depends on how good they were in their last life. This is until and if they reach being one with the God Brahma. |
| Ancient India death | Cremation |
| Cremation | Burning of the dead. |
| papyrus | reed in Ancient Egypt made into a paper for writing on. |