Harappan Society
Why lead to Harappan decline?
Ecological Degradation
What was the Rig Veda?
Collections of religious poems, hymns, songs, and ritual honorings
What were the Varnas made to organize?
Social distinctions
What was the practice of Sati?
A widow voluntarily threw herself on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband to join him in death
Who was the god of war and weather/rain?
Indra
What was the main concern of Harappan religion?
What was the Aryan sacred language?
Sanskrit
Who were the priests in the Varna system?
Brahmins
According to Indian mythology, who was the founder of the human race?
Manu
Which god oversees the behavior of mortal and preserved cosmic order?
Varuna
Who did the Harappans mainly trade with?
Mesopotamia, Persia, Hindu Kish mountain peoples
What was the Aryans economical system before they formed a civilization?
Pastoral economy
What were subcastes organized by?
Occupation or people working in a similar area
What did The Lawbook of Manu regulate and set standards for?
Social relationships
What were the two doctrines created by Upanishads mentioned in the textbook?
Karma and Samsara
What were the two main cities that served as centers for political authority?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
What does Aryan roughly translate to according to the textbook?
Noble people
What were the untouchables task?
Handling dead bodies and butchering animals
According to The Lawbook of Manu, what was the most important duties for a woman?
Bear children and maintain wholesome homes for their families
What is the state of breaking the reincarnation cycle?
Moksha
What did Harappans trade with the Mesopotamians?
Copper, ivory, beads, valuable stones, leather, and olive oil
What type of migrants were the Aryans
Indo-Europeans
TRUE or FALSE: You inherit your parents jati or subcaste
TRUE
Their husband or son
What type of diet did the Upanishads eventually encourage?
Vegetarian