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89 Cards in this Set
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subcontienet |
land mass |
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hindu kush, karakorum, himalayas |
mountain ranges |
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indus and ganges |
two rivers that suround india |
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deccan plateu |
plateau between the ghats |
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kalidasa |
classical sanskirt writer |
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ghats |
mountain ranges, eastern and western |
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Monosoons |
seasonal winds summer and winter |
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winter monsoon |
brought dry air |
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summer monsoon |
brought mositure |
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khyber pass |
pass through hindu kush |
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Harappan Civilization |
indus valley civilization |
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city planning |
proctect flooding planned city before built not scattered
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asian steppes |
dry grasslands nomads came from here |
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Aryans |
indo- european people lived between caspian and aral seas
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Vedas |
sacred literature, picture of aryan life
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Rig Veda
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1,028 hyms to gods
most important literature |
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DASA |
enemies |
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Brahmins |
highest, priests |
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Kshatriyas |
second level, warriors
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Vaishyas |
3rd level, landowners and merchants |
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Shudras |
peasants lowest level
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Caste System |
social system of groupings |
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Untouchables |
lived outside caste un-clean trash, meat, grave diggers
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Mahabharta |
indian epic about aryan king |
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Hinduism |
religion is a way to liberate soul mistakes |
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Upanishads |
interpretations of Vedic Hymns
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Moksha |
perfect state of understanding |
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Reincarnation |
rebirth until Moksha is achieved |
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Karma |
good or bad deeds |
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Brahma |
creator god hindu |
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Vishnu |
protector god hindu |
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Shiva |
destroyer god hindu |
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Janisim |
everything in universe has a soul |
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Mandala |
geometric design that symbolizes the universe |
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Buddhisim |
teachings of the Buddha and beliefs |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
founder of Buddhism, buddha |
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Enlightenment |
wisdom |
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Eightfold Path |
a guide to behavior |
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Nirvana |
release from selfishness and pain |
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Dharma |
buddha's teachings |
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Jatakas |
written down Buddha's teachings and how to practice buddhisim |
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Stupas |
mounded stone structures built over holy relics |
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The Legend of Buddha KC |
rich prince never saw suffering went out of palace saw suffering life changed lived like poverty discover middle died and reached nirvana
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"Three Jewels of Buddhisim" |
The religous community Buddha Dharma |
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Hinduism and Caste System KC |
determined who you associated with work marry eat/food
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Varna |
skin color |
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Stable Social order w/ Caste KC |
born into caste work orgainized all jobs done always will have a job worked hard for better life in reincarnation
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Harappan Civilization Revealed! KEY CONCEPT |
sewer system showed advanced and enough water
weights showed a system of measuremnt |
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Hindu vs Buddha KC |
Same moksha(h) vs nirvana(b) vedas(h) vs Jatakas(b) Different no founder(h) vs Siddharata Gautama (b) Gods(h) vs No gods(b) caste(h) vs no caste(b)
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KC: How did the religons change for more popluarity
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Hindu
Free to choose deity or none at all (personal) 3 dif paths for Moksha( right think, right action, religious devotion) Buddhism chose nirvana or to help others (mass religion) |
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3 paths for Moksha |
Right thinking Right action Religous Devoton |
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Mahayana |
accepted buddha sect |
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Theravada |
strict original teachings of buddha sect |
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bodhisattvas |
potential buddhas |
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Mauryan Empire |
when a Nanda king was killed and someone else claimed the throne in 321 BC |
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Chandragupta Maurya |
great indian military leader mauryan empire
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Chandra Gupta |
a strong leader from Magadha |
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Asoka |
Maurya grandson, brought empire to great heights |
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Chandra Gupta II |
defeated Shakas, heroic |
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religious toleration |
acceptance of people with different religious beliefs |
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Seleucus I |
one of alexander the great's generals |
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Kautilya |
member of priest caste |
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Arthasastra |
ruler's handbook by Kautilya |
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Megasthenes |
Seleucus ambassador |
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Kalinga |
neighboring state that had a bloody war with Mauryan empire |
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Stone Pillars |
spread throughout empire with buddha's teachings inscribed and new polocies |
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Andhra Dynasty |
dominate Mauryan empire once their independance was brought back |
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Tamil |
southern indian language and residents |
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Gupta Empire |
India's second empire |
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Patriarchal
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headed by eldest male family life
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Matriarchal |
headed by mother Tamil
southern region |
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Samudra |
king of Gupta expanded the empire through 40 years |
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Aryabhata |
Indian mathematician discover pi length of solar year |
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Silk Roads |
vast network of caravan trade routes |
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Role of Silk Roads KC |
rise of banking lend money and collect loans merchants lived abroad and brought culture affected art import form africa and rome huge influence on asia |
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Gupta Empire Advancements KC |
irrigation tax on water days worth of labor was due every month for town
coast poetry dance-astronomy-math-calender
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Hunas |
Gupta invaders |
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Kalidasa |
indian writer wrote Shakuntala |
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Bollywood |
indian film industry |
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Middlemen
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go between in business trade
located at oases ex: from China to Persia an Indian would deliver |
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Bureaucratic Government
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4 provinces w/ royal prince
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grid system |
what the mohenjo-daros organized thier city on
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3 countries that make up India Civilization
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Bangladesh
Pakistan India |
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atman
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individual soul
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why called Harrappen
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discovers made there
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natural disasters
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why India valley ended
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indian top exports
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spices
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dynasty after Mauryans |
Andhra |
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marriage
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how sandragupta gained the throne
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