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social studys mid term flashcards

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