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54 Cards in this Set
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Does Hinduism have a founder?
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no
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How do Hindus view time?
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Cyclical
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What is the name of Hindus "The One"
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Brahman
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Who is the Brahma?
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the Creator
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Who is the founder of Hinduism?
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No founder
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How do Hindus view time?
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Cyclical
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What are Hindus main beliefs?
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the One
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What is the name of "the One"
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Brahman
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Who is Brahma?
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the Creator
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Who is the Vishnu?
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the Preserver
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Who is Shiva?
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the Destroyer
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What are avatars?
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incarnations of gods and goddesses
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What is Samsara?
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reincarnation
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What is the atman?
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soul
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What is the soul (atman) a part of?
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Brahman
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What is moksha?
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release from samsara (reincarnation)
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What is karma?
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the law of consequences (caste system)
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What does the caste system do?
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It determines where you go next in life
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What is your dharma?
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your duty
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what is the human's basic problem?
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assumption of individuality; separateness
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what is the solution to the basic problem?
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yogas and asceticism
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who created buddhism?
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siddhartha gautama
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What was siddhartha gautama's religion?
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hindu
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What was he trying to find in his 6 year search?
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the answer to why we suffer
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Where was he enlightened? (where did he find the answer)
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under the Bodhi tree
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what are the 4 noble truths?
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there is suffering.
the cause of suffering is desire for what is temporary. end suffering by ending desire. end desire by following the eightfold path |
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What determines whether reincarnation continues?
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karma
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what is it called when reincarnation ends?
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nirvana
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what are the 2 main branches of buddhism
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theravada
and mahayana |
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What is the religion that believes in reincarnation and karma? that was created by mahavira
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jainism
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what is ahisma
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non-violence toward all living things
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what are the two types of monsoons?
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wet and dry monsoons
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where was the caste system developed from?
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the varnas
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what are the four classes of varnas
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priests, servants, warriors, producers
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how was village-based life for traditional indians?
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it was self-sufficient
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what's a joint family made of?
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a husband and wife and their:
unmarried daughters, sons, sons' wives, sons' children |
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traditional indian women's duty was..
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to marry, take care of her husband, and bear sons
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what is women's power called?
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shakti
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what is shakti?
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the creative energy that only women have
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what is purdah?
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the strict seclusion often required of higher-caste women
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what is sati
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women who became virtuous by allowing themselves to burn to death on husbands' funeral fires (cremation)
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what are the alternatives for widows?
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they could not remarry, often shunned by their families, expected to live with very little materially, expected to spend her life in prayer
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what was the time period of pre-colonial period in india
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1700s-1858
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what were the reasons for europeans' original interest in india
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christian missionary work and trade
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what year did the sepoy rebellion occur?
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1857
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what were the two main indian religions in the 1800s
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hindu and muslim
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who were sepoys?
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indians who fought in the british army
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what were the 2 main causes of the revolt?
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1. sepoys were upset about a new law that required them to fight outside of india
2. rumor that sepoys' rifles were greased with beef fat and pork fat |
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what religion did beef fat insult?
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the Hindus
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why did beef fat violate hindu beliefs?
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to hindus; cows are sacred
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what religion did pork fat insult?
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Muslims
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why did pork fat violate Muslim beliefs?
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muslims don't deal with pigs
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what is the theory about the source of the rumor with the sepoys?
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that the British started rumor and that it wasn't true
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why would the British start the rumor about the sepoys?
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They knew Hindus and Muslims would uprise so they would fight and the British would rule
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