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Ancient india
Study stack for Ancient india / Peersia October 14, 2024
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caste | Is what the social classes in India are called as a group. the British brought this term to India |
| Brahmans | What is the title for a priest in ancient India these holy men were considered the top of the social classes |
| Kshatriyas | What’s the title of the Warrior cheiftans/rulers who made up part of the second level of the social classes. |
| Untouchables | Was the bottom level of the social classes. They had to live separate from the other class and sounded it wouldn’t clapper to warn of there approach. |
| Reincarnation | Is the belief that one soul has been alive forever in the form of a human or another animals since the beginning of time. It is sort of like your spirit is constantly being recycled. |
| Tributaries | Is a stream or river that empties into a larger stream or river. |
| Subcontinent | Is a large piece of land, part of a larger landmass, yet on a separate plate; often divided by natural boundaries |
| Aryans | Earliest immigrants into India and Iran they were nomadic people who counted their wealth and cattle and military strength came from their ability to ride horses. |
| Vedas | Collections of religious poems, and Hymns Handed down by word of mouth for centuries and later went into the language known as Sanskrit |
| Mohenjo-Daro | Ancient Indus river Valley city that revealed an advanced ancient civilization existed there it had streets that were laid out and straight lines forming a grid. Many homes were made a brick that have bathrooms and a drain system. |
| Siddhartha gautama | Indian Prince, who founded Buddhism. Wandering beggar for six years, then realize true happiness came when you relieved, sough from other people known as the Buddha |
| Chandragupta | One of the strongest empire, builders in Indian history. He drove out forigen Invaders and conquered much of the Indian subcontinent, the Maurya empire began with him. Under. Chandragupta, India enjoyed peace and prosperity. |
| Ashoka | Converted to Buddhism after a bloody war with Kalinga. Try to relieve suffering by planting trees along roads. Had Wells dug, built hospitals and sent Buddhist missionaries to other lands. |
| What are central beliefs of Hinduism? | Believe that diesel is constantly reborn until it reaches spiritual perfection. Believe in a rigid class system.(caste system) worship, three main gods, but also hundreds lesser lesser-known gods |
| What are the central beliefs of Buddhism? | Everyone must die/suffer. Only true happiness comes when you relieve suffering in others. |
| What are two mountain ranges that affect India? | The Hindu Kush and the Himalayas |
| What are the three major bodies of water that surround India? | Arabian sea, Indian ocean and the bay of bangel |
| Why do very few people of modern day in the follow Buddhism? | Hinduism was so ingrained in their life, because of the social classes. |
| Cyrus the great | He was the founder of the Persian empire. Formed one of the largest empires in the world. He ended Babylonian captivity for the Jews. |
| Darius I | Persain emperor who is the best remembered for creating the Royal Road. The Royal Road allowed safe travel in messages to quickly spread throughout the empire. Darius tried to conquer grease but was defeated at the battle of the marathon. |
| Xerxes | Son of Darius I. The persain empire began to decline under his rule. He tried to avenge his fathers earlier defeat against the Greeks, but was unsuccessful. |
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