Aryans & Hinduism
What central Asian people moved into India around 1500 B.C?
Aryans
How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?
By job
What is Brahmanism?
an early religion of the Aryans
Which 3 Gods were most important to Hinduism?
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
What types of workers are on the bottom level of the caste or the Pariah section?
Untouchables, doing the unwanted jobs
What is the major religion of India today?
Hinduism
What written work was holy to Brahmanism and contain their hymns and rituals?
Vedas
What is the highest level of the caste system called and what job do they do?
Brahmins and they are priest
What does the term karma mean for hindus?
one's deeds in life determine their next life
What written work tells of the ancient history of India?
Mahabrata
What is the sudras level's jobs?
unskilled workers
What is the term in hindu for the belief that each person has many lives?
reincarnation
Who were the dravidians?
Summarize the process that hindus believe a person must follow in order to achieve final union with god.
They believe in reincarnation. Karma leads to what you become in the next life. Good deeds lead you to a higher being in the next life, bad deeds lead you to lower being. Goal- to enter into mystical union with god.
What is the Bhagvad Gita?
one of the most important texts of hinduism