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Ancient test
Study terms for the year 7 humanities test
Term | Definition |
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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. |