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Social Studys mt
social studys mid term flashcards
Question | Answer |
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What are the Vedas? | a collection of sacred texts |
Who were the Aryans? | nomadic people who moved into india |
Why would someone learn the Sanskrit? | to read ancient texts |
What change made the Vedic religion turn into brahmanism? | rituals grew more complex so a certain class rose to preform them |
IN ancient india how were people put into social classes | by birth |
what job did the class Shrudra most likely do | plow a feild |
Which social class was was in battles | kshatriyas |
Why did untouchables live in seperate comunities | they were considered unclean |
To hindus the soul or atman is part of who | brahman |
Do hindu temples have elaborate sculptures | yes |
What does Shiva do in the hindu religion | destroy things |
Divali festavil starts the hindu new year what does it celebrate | the victory of good over evil |
Varna is the ancient social class varna dharma is? | THe fact that each social class has its own social class |
What animal are hindus not allowed to eat because hindus belive it is the reverence of life? | the cow |
how is karma related to the caste system? | people are in a caste because how they lived in their past lives |