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15 Cards in this Set
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Hinduism
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-no single founder
-no central holy figure |
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Brahman
Brahmin |
life source
priests |
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How does geography affect Indian culture?
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-Indus river (Indus River, Harrapan: Harrapa, Mohenja-Daro)
-Hindutkush (Kyber Pass) -Himalyas -Ther Desert -Deccan Plateau |
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Mahayana
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-(East Asia, China, Japan, Korea)
-viewed Buddha as a deity |
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Therudda
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-(South/East India, Sri Lanka)
-viewed Buddha as a teacher |
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Karma
Dharma |
the good deeds
the duties asa Hindu and Buddhist LINKED TO THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH |
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Castes
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Brahmin(priests):Kstriya(warriors):Daisya:Sudra:Untouchables(pariahs)
*racial based system called "varna system"/"socio-economic system"* |
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dynsty
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ruling family
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Indus River Valley Civilization
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-no writter language
-HAVE a spoken language -written down in 500 B.C.E. w/ sanskrit |
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How Aryans Came
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-originated in Central Asia
-Indo-European -India -Conquest or invaded -gradually over time |
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Moksha
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final step, union w/ Brahmin: Hindu
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Nirvana
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state of being one w/ the universe, release from suffering and pain: Buddhism
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Ahimsa
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Jainism/Hinduism: non-violence, sacredness of all life
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What happened to the Harrapans?
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-conquest
-earthquake -volcanic eruption -cutting down too many trees -internal break down w/ government |
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Greek Interlude
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interuption between:
-River Valley Civilizations -Classical India |
