Religion
What are the 2 main doctrines of the Upshinads?
Samsara and Karma
What kind of people were the aryans? (Where were they from?)
Indo-European
What was the most common form of political organization on the subcontinent?
Regional Kingdoms
What language did the word "caste" originate from?
Portuguese (casta)
The continent at the south pole.
What is Antarctica?
What else, other than the thought of nature in the world, did the upshinads influence?
The observance of high ethical standards
What did the aryans call themselves?
What did the aryans rely on as they settled into permanent communities?
Agriculture
Which main varna were priests?
Brahmins
The smallest country in the world
What did the upshinads advocate?
Honesty, self-control, charity, and mercy.
What kind of economy did the aryans depend on?
A pastoral economy
What kind of political organization was there before more formal organizations?
A tribal organization
What was the lowest category of the system?
The untouchables
The country that used to be know as "East Pakistan"
What is Bangladesh?
What could animal bodies have held, that influenced a vegetarian diet?
Reincarnated souls suffering from karma.
Where did the aryans replenish their horse supply from when they needed it?
Central asia
What evolved into kingdoms?
Chiefdoms
What class did warriors and aristocrats fall into?
Kshatriyas
The 3 countries that are part of the "Benelux" nations
What is Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands?
What did religious values in india reflect?
A larger society.
Where in the indus river valley did the aryans settle?
The Punjab
When did they start building large imperial states?
The 4th century B.C.E.
After what year did the main varnas get recognized?
About 1000 B.C.E
The island in Indonesian territory that has a higher human population than Russia.
What is the island of Java?