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Dominate religion of India
Hinduism
Belief in many gods
Polytheistic
Belief in one god
Monotheistic
The Creator, single spiritual power, all things are aspects of...
Brahma
The Preserver, Brahma in human form
Vishnu
The Destroyer
Shiva
Ancient Hindu writings that record heroic tales that express Indian/Hindu ideals
Vedas
Longest poem known today about a war between two familys. Explains many basic ideas of Hindu
Mahabharata ("Great War")
Explains the concepts of Reincarnation and Karma
Bhagabad-Gita
Emphasizes family, marriage and social structure.
Ramayana ("Story of Rama")
To achieve oneness with the universal soul and to be released from the cycle of rebirth (reincarnation)
Moksha
The accumulated actions of ones lifetime that determines how the soul will be born into the next life
Karma
The religious and moral duties of an individual according to class, gende, occupation and age
Dharma
To acquire material wealth
Artha
Idea of non-violence
Ahimsa
Religion that emphasizes meditation and self denial
Jainism
Rigid hierarchieal system of social class
Caste System
Priests, teachers, judges (CS)
Brahmin
Warriors (CS)
Kshatriyas
Farrmers and merchants (CS)
Vaisyas
Craftsman and laborers (CS)
Sudras
Outcasts. Had to announce their presenceswith a wooden clapper. (shadow could pollute)
Untouchables
meditative religion with emphasis on attaining enlightment through eliminatioin of suffering
Buddhism
Indian prince born in Northeast India (562BC- 483BC)
Siddhartha Gautama
Dukkha, Sumadaya, Nirodha, Magga
Four noble truths
All life is suffering
Dukkha
Suffering comes from desire
Sumadaya
End addiction to selfish desire, end suffering
Nirodha
Follow the middle path (Dharma) between suffering and discipline
Magga
Right:
View, Aspiration, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, Concentration
Eighth Fold Path
State of Enlightenment when a person has been released from the circle of birth and rebirth
Nirvana (Blowing Out)
Individuals achieve understanding through their own efforts
Therevada "Way of Elders"
Buddha is a deity/savior of man kind
Mahayana "Great Vehicle"
Instead of entering Nirvana, people can choose to be reborn to help others and acheive understanding
Bodhisattvas
Large landmass that juts out from a continent
Subcontinent
Eastern Mount Range in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Hindu Kush
Served as gateways for migrating people and invaders for many years
Khyber Pass
Seperate the subcontinent and China allowing two distant cultures to form
Himalaya Mountains
Fertile region fed by the snow covered mountains to the North
Northern Plain
Arid and sparsly populated triangular plateau that extends south into the Indian Ocean
Deccan Plateau
Separated from the Deccan Plateau by the low lying Eastern and Western Ghats
Coastal Plains
Seasonal winds, one of the defying features of Indian life
Monsoons
Broad expanses of land along riverbanks, made of rich, fertilesoil left by the flooding of the rivers.
Alluvial plains
Special regard, for cattle and other animals
Veneration
Nomadic people from modern day southern Russian
Aryan
a local form of a language
Dialect
a sudden rise in water level of the ocean
Storm Surge
the belief that the souls of living things go thought a series of births, deaths and rebirths
Reincarnation
opposing an enemy or oppressor by any means other than violence
Nonviolent resistance
refuse to purchase or use
Boycott
divide into parts
Partition
the custom where some Indian women cover their faces completely with a veil when outside of their home
Purdah
when a man marries the new wife is brought into his parents house. Usually the house has, uncles, widowed sisters, and other relatives
joint family system
people employed in these industries produce good in their homes using their own tools and machines
Cottage industries
a country that separates two political enemies
Buffer state
Student, Householder, Hermit, Wanderer
Stages of Hindu Life
Neolithic people who first civilized the Yellow River
Hsia (2200-1766BC)
The "Bronze Age"
Shang (1766-1040BC)
animal bones or turtle shells used to communicate with ancestors
Oracle Bone
First and longest of the Chinese Dynasties
Chou/Zhou (1100-220BC)
succession of rulers of the same line of descent
Dynasty