Question | Answer |
Aryans | Who: Indra
What: society who conquered India
When: 2000 BCE
Where: India
Significance: created the caste system and influenced Indian culture |
"Brahman" | Who: Aryans
What: each person participates in a larger cosmic order and forms a small part of a universal soul
When: 800-400 B.C.E.
Where: India
Significance: taught that appearances are deceiving |
caste system | Who: Aryans
What: Social order that was based on hereditary distinctions between individuals and groups
When: 1000 BCE?
Where: India
Significance: helped maintain order and stability in other later societies |
Dravidian Society | Who: Aryans
What: society that built impressive political, social and culture order
When: 3000 BCE
Where: India
Significance: interconnected with the Aryans and influenced Indians
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Harappan Society | Who: Mesopotamians (they traded with each other)
What: society located in the Indus river valley
When: 3000-1500 BCE
Where: Indus River Valley
Significance: Inspired establishment of new cities
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indra | Who: Aryans
What: god of the Aryans
When: time of the aryans, 1500 BCE
Where: India
Significance: Aryans used him as a source of inspiration
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jati | Who: Aryans
What: hierarchy of subcastes
When: All of history of India
Where: India
SIgnificance: influenced lives of individual Indians throughout history |
Lawbook of Manu | Who: Manu
What: a work that dealt with proper moral behavior and social relationships
When: First centuries BCE
Where: India
Significance: Helped women get more respect
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Patriarchal Society | Who: Aryans
What: society where men were decision makers and the ones in power
When: first millenium? (created by the aryan society)
Where: India
Significance: Some societies today still use it |
sati | Who: Indians
What: A widow would sacrifice herself at his funeral
When: 4th century BCE
Where: India
Significance: no significance, wasnt a good thing |
Who: Aryans and Dravidians | Who: Aryans and Dravidians
What: body of Vedic texts
When: 8-4th centuries BCE
Where: India
Significance: observance of high ethical standards or influenced Indian thought about nature |
Varnas | Who: Aryans
What: divisions of societies in the Aryan society
When: 1000 BCE
Where: India
Significance: helped societies have social order |