Harappan Society
True or False: Artifacts and written records from Harappan society were easy for archeologists to access.
False.
True or False: Aryans were more pastoral then agricultural.
True.
What is the caste system?
a social class of hereditary and (usually) unchangeable status, used to maintain order and stability.
What was the Lawbook of Manu?
a book of laws that dealt with proper moral behavior and social relationships.
Who was the Aryan god that was a associated with war and rain?
Indra.
Name the two largest cities of Harappan society.
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
What was the collection of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the various gods of the Aryans called?
The Vedas (Rig Veda).
What word did the Aryans use to refer to the many social classes of the caste system?
Varnas.
What did the Lawbook of Manu state that woman had to abide by?
The guidance of the principal men in their lives.
What god of the Aryans "preserved the cosmic order?"
Varuna.
How many symbols did the Harappan writing system contain?
400 symbols.
What group of people did the Aryans refer to as dasas meaning "enemies" or "subject peoples?"
The Dravidians.
What is the name of the highest group in the caste system?
Brahmins.
What was an example of the Lawbook of Manu, where a widow would throw herself onto the funeral pyre of her deceased husband to join him in death?
Sati.
What were the three doctrines established by the Upanishads (disciples)?
samsara, karma, and moksha.
True or False: Both Harappa and Mohenjo-daro served as centers of political and economic authority.
True.
Where did early Aryans settle in India?
The Punjab (upper Indus River Valley).
What is a jati?
people working at the same or similar tasks in a given area ( a subcaste).
Who was Manu?
He was a patriarchal spokesman of Vedic society.
What was the highest goal of the individual soul (according to the Upanishads)?
To escape the cycle of birth and rebirth and enter into permanent union with Brahman.
What was the main cause that led to the collapse of Harappan society?
Ecological degradation.
Aryans constructed a well-defined social hierarchy called the ______ ________.
The Caste System.
The caste system led Aryans to construct a more ________ society.
patriarchal
What did Manu look to do by creating the Lawbook of Manu?
Looked to place woman under the authority of men.
True or False: Individuals who lived virtuous lives and fulfilled all of their duties could expect rebirth into a purer and more honorable existence.