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Indo-Europeans |
Group of nomadic people who may have come from the steppes that stretch north of Caucasus mountains between the blank and Caspian sea |
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Steppes |
Dry grasslands |
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Aryans |
Civilization that conquered Indus Valley |
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Migration |
Moving from one location to another in search of better lives |
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Caste system |
Social class system your born into that you can not change unless you are reincarnated |
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How do Hindu's see all souls |
As bits of the Brahman |
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What is reincarnation |
The process of souls moving on to a higher form of life |
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What are the 4 castes of the Hindu religion |
1 priests and teachers 2 soldiers, leaders 3 farmers merchants craftsman 4 unskilled workers |
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Zigzagging towards the Brahman |
Promoted- closer to Brahman Demoted- farther |
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Untouchables |
5th group in caste system that do jobs no one wants- aren't allowed to mix with other castes |
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Status of caste system in India today |
Constitution outlaws caste systems although some of its aspects still exist |
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Founder of Hinduism |
No single founder |
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Where do Hindus worship |
Hindu temples usually have a shrine to favored deity |
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Deity |
God |
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Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic |
Polytheistic |
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Hide sacred writing |
Vedas Upanishad Mahabharata Ramayana Bhagavad Gita |
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What do Hindus belief in |
Moksha... reincarnation |
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Hindu sacred river |
Ganges |
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Symbol of reincarnation |
Infinity |
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Hindu role of woman |
Inferior |
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First noble truth |
Life is full of pain and suffering |
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2 noble truth |
Human desire causes this suffering |
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3 Nobel truth |
By Putting an end to desire humans can end suffering |
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4 noble truth |
Humans can end desire by following the eightfold path |
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Which religion has the 4 noble truths |
Buddhism |
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Buddhism founder |
Buddha- Siddhartha Gautama |
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What is the Dalai Lama |
Spiritual leader which is considered to be the reincarnation of the Buddha to be |
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Do Buddhist use the caste system |
No it is rejected by Buddhism |
