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26 Cards in this Set
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Who were the Aryans and where were they from?
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A group who invaded the Indus Valley from the Black and Caspian Seas.
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What was the name of the mountains that Aryans passed through into the Indus River Valley?
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Hindu Kush
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What was the name of the plain that the Aryans moved into?
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Ganges Plain
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What was a rajah?
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A chief of an Aryan tribe.
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What did the Aryans delight in?
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Waging war, gambling on chariot races, and singing and dancing at festivals.
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What was the basic diet of the Aryans that also served as money? What else did they eat?
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Cattle was the basic diet. They also ate cucumbers, bananas, and barley cakes.
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What were the Aryan women's rights?
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They took part in religious ceremonies and social affairs, and could remarry if they were widowed.
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What was the Aryan's spoken language?
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Sanskrit
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What were epics?
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Long poems that celebrated heroes.
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What were Vedas?
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Holy books that priest wrote.
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How do we know about the Aryans?
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From Vedas
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What is the oldest of the four Vedas?
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Rig-Veda
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What were varnas?
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The four main social classes.
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How were the varnas divided?
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1) Priests
2) Warriors 3) Merchants, Artisans, Farmer 4) Servants and Laborers |
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What were jati?
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Smaller groups that varnas were divided into.
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What did the Europeans name the Indian system of varnas and jati?
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Caste system
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Who were pariahs?
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They did work that was considered unclean, such as skinning animals and tanning hides.
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What were dharmas?
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Duties of the males who belonged to each varna.
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What are the two epics of India?
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Poems that addressed the concepts of good and evil.
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Who were the three gods of Hinduism?
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Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Preserver; and Siva, the Destroyer.
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What were the Upanishads?
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Writings that said all living things have souls.
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What is reincarnation?
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The rebirth of the soul.
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What does karma say?
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How a person lives his or her life determines their future.
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What does ahimsa require?
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The believer to protect humans, animals, and plants and insects.
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What is moksha?
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Release from the pain and suffering of rebirth after rebirth.
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What was Jainism and who founded it?
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A religion that rejected sacrifices and social divisions that was founded by Mahavira.
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