Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
34 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Where is the indus valley civilization located?
|
Located in lower Indus Valley, in an area called Sind
|
|
|
what made India’s 1st civilization a planned community
|
streets were lain in grid patterns and they had a very sophisticated sewage system.
|
|
|
lower town in ancient india
|
Mohenjo-daro
|
|
|
who enslaved or removed the dark-skinned population.
|
Aryans from Persia
|
|
|
a rigid social stratification in india based on differences in wealth, rank, or occupation
|
caste system
|
|
|
Who introduced sanskrit?
|
aryans
|
|
|
Became the classic language of india
|
sanskrit
|
|
|
it identifies the sacred not as a superhuman personality but as an objective, all prevading cosmic spitit called brahman
|
Hinduism
|
|
|
The belief that divinity is inherent in all things.
|
Pantheism
|
|
|
recognizes and embraces all the Vedic Gods who are themselves manifestations of the pervasive spirit.
|
Hinduism
|
|
|
The all-pervading cosmic force; Absolute Spirit, World Soul
|
Brahman
|
|
|
The Eternal Being, Reality, and Essence. The source and sustainer of all that
|
Brahman
|
|
|
•The Eternal Being, Reality, and Essence. The source and sustainer of all that is.
|
Brahman
|
|
|
•The individual manifestation of the Brahman that exists within each human being.
|
Atman
|
|
|
•The Atman seeks to be one with the absolute spirit (Brahman)
|
Atman
|
|
|
•Housed within the Self, it is unappealing to the senses, infinite, and immortal.
|
Atman
|
|
|
The (re)union of the Atman and the Brahman, and the overall goal of Hinduism.
|
Nirvana
|
|
|
The absorption of the self into the absolute spirit, must be preceded by rejection of material world, and mastery of meditation
|
Nirvana
|
|
|
•There is an anticipated succession of lives; that is, the return of the Atman in various forms.
|
Reincarnation
|
|
|
•Thus, the quest to achieve Nirvana is one that takes several lifetimes.
|
Reincarnation
|
|
|
The Hindu regulation of reincarnation
|
Karma
|
|
|
The new physical form is determined by the level of spiritual purity at the time of death.
|
Karma
|
|
|
Which civilization emerged between the yellow and yangzi rivers?
|
Ancient China
|
|
|
What was symbolized by the dragon in the shang dynasty
|
Royal authority
|
|
|
In----------, the king is surrounded by the men and women who served him
|
Shang royal tombs
|
|
|
were filled with treasures; mostly carved jade and bronze objects
|
royal tombs
|
|
|
Kings who occupied the “dragon throne” --------
|
commanded powerful courts and armies.
|
|
|
Conquered the Shang Dynasty, and lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history
|
Zhou Dynasty
|
|
|
Sacred right to rule in china.
|
Mandate of heaven
|
|
|
------put into practice the worlds first system whereby individuals were selected for government service on the basis of merit and education.
|
Chinese
|
|
|
Written examinations tested the competence and skill of those who sought-------
|
government office
|
|
|
regulated the workings of the universe.
|
Shang-ti
|
|
|
substance of the universe and vital energy of the human body
|
Qi
|
|
|
foundation of the universe
•The interaction of the male principle yang (lightness, hardness, warmth, & the sun), and female principle yin (darkness, softness, moisture, coolness, & earth) describes the entirety of the universe |
yin yang
|
