Harappan Civilization
A city of one of the first civilizations in the Indus Valley; the sister city of Harappa.
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
Each village was governed by a council of leading men and a _____.
What is a raja?
The two basic groups in India since the rise of Hinduism have been the ______ and the ______.
What is the family and the caste?
Divine being of Hinduism believed to be the cause and material of creation;
also called “the great soul” or “the world soul”
Who is Brahman?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are located in the _________ in what is now Pakistan, and date to about 2300 BC.
What is the Indus Valley?
Written language of the Aryans
What is Sanskrit?
Hindus worship thousands of gods, but they consider three gods to be the most important.
Who are Brahma, Shiva, and Vishna?
Founder of Buddhism (before he changed his name)
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
A picture or symbol used in early writing to represent a word, a group of words, or an idea.
What are pictographs?
The Aryans practiced _______ and ________ and were knowledgeable about astronomy.
What are science and medicine?
The Buddhist belief in a state of complete enlightenment where a person has peace and freedom from desire
What is Nirvana?
How a person is reincarnated depends on the ______ he has built up in his present incarnation.
What is karma?
The Harappan civilization gives evidence that ancient minds were not _______ to the minds of today.
What is inferior?
The ______ was the basis of Aryan society.
What is the family?
The __________ is the oldest Veda. It was composed around 1500 BC and written down around 300 BC.
What is the Rig-Veda?
How do the religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism differ from biblical truth?
A Hindu tries to solve problems in this world by progressing through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth until released from the law of reincarnation and becoming one with Brahman. Christians believe the problem with the world is sin, and each person is under the judgment of God. Only by accepting Jesus Christ in salvation can our sin be forgiven.