Indus Civilization
Indo-Europeans/Aryans
Vedic Culture: Divinities
Brahmanism
Mahabharata
100
Body of water which accounts for area's agriculture
What is Indus River
100
Shorthand for pro to-Indo Europeans
What is *IE
100
associated with the heavens, creator/ruler, rights/order, beginner of the universe
Who is Varuna
100
inner fire of a human being (sometimes translated as soul)
What is atman
100
This is the main theme of the text
the meaning of power, and the extent of power
200
Two major cities in this area
What is Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
200
This group of people were dominant in northern India, and spoke an early form of Sanskrit, related to ancient Persian and distantly related to Latin, Greek, Celtic, and even English. In the 20th century (and today), Nazis and Neo-Nazis exploited its racist potential by glorifying this group of people as a superior race.
What are the Aryans
200
divine warrior; fought three headed dragon; transformed into Hindu deity (god of fire); marking territory; incorporation of indigenous ideas; fire ritual
Who is Indra
200
transmigration of the soul; soul takes on different bodies; place body assumes in different life is determined by karma
What is samsara
200
This is said to be the genre of the text
Historical narrative (itihasa) "the way things really were"
300
Identify image #1 and describe significance
"Animal Seals" from Mohenjo-daro site depicting sacred animals, as well as an early yogic figure. (c. 2500 BC)
300
an Indo-Iranian language-- sister language of Vedic Sanskrit.
What is Avestan
300
Earliest body of text; 128 hymns; received by the gods, people did not compose them; themes> harnessing/unharnessing, horses, desire to roam free, being hemmed in and trapped bad, emphasis on the preciousness of animals
What is Rig Veda
300
text after Rig Veta; 8-7 century BCE; focused on inner space; on syllable OM; focus on atman; knowing true self leads to bliss not associated with material pleasure
What is Upanishads
300
A theme throughout the text, means "what is right, what one's duty is"
What is dharma
400
Two mountain ranges, north and south of the Indus Valley
What is Himalaya Mountains (north) and Vindhya Mountains (south)
400
A dualistic theology, inspiring believers to do good things to prevent bad things from happening to them
What is Zoroaster
400
(for 100 points each) These four body parts became analogous to the hierarchy ideology of difference or caste system. Name body part and caste: brahman, Kshatriya, vaishyas, shudra.
What is mouth> brahman> advisors of Rajas/priests; arms> Kshatriya> warriors (highest class); thighs> vaishyas> farmers; feet> shudra> commoners
400
severe self-discipline and self-denial
What is asceticism
400
This is the single author attributed to this text
Who is Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa
500
First king of Indus civilization. In origin myth story, survived flood after being warned by Vishnu, by building a boat to carry family and seven sages to top of mountain.
Who is Manu
500
ideology of natural difference legitimatized through religious myth and religious ideas
What is the caste system
500
A hallucinogenic drink used for Vedic rituals
What is Soma
500
a tally of good and bad deeds that determines status of an individual's next life
What is karma
500
Name of the wife of Yudhithira, who "is dragged into the assembly hall like a slave girl and publicly humiliated as the Pandavas' political authority has been humiliated."
Who is Draupadi
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