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Geography
Religion
Major People/Places
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100
northern mountain ranges that mark the northern border of the Indian subcontinent
What is Himalayas?
100
priest
What is the job of the Brahman?
100
Buddhism
What is one religion during this time?
100
low social caste in Hindu culture; performed tasks that were considered polluting ----street sweeping, removal of human waste, and tanning
What are Untouchables?
100
a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia
What is Buddhism?
200
epic poems with a more mystical religious flavor
What is an Upanishad?
200
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200
Hinduism
What is one possible religion during this time?
200
clusters of caste groups in Aryan society
What is Varnas?
200
Aryan hymns transmitted orally and written down in sacred books form the 6th century
What is Vedas?
300
seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
What is a monsoon?
300
it is based on the culture and Hindu ideas
What is the Indian caste system based on?
300
The process of placing people in occupational groups by inherited social status.
What is the caste system?
300
founder of Maurya dynasty
Who is Chandrahupta?
300
India’s greatest epic poem
What is Mahabharata?
400
another poem that deals with real and mythical battles
What is a Ramayana?
400
outside the castle aka the "untouchables" b/c people thought they were so dirty they were not fit to be touched
What is the job of a Harijan?
400
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400
Indo-European nomadic pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilization
Who is the Aryan's?
400
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
500
first sacred and literary language of the Indians
What is a Sanskrit?
500
-Brahman -Kshatriya -Vaishya -Shundra -Harijan
What is the 5 levels of the caste system?
500
Hinduism -Was not founded by any sort of prophet -believe in the Vedas -believe in Atman, who is the individual soul, and Brahman, the creator of all. -believe in the 4 stages of life Buddhism -is a religion and philosophy based on traditions,beliefs and practices -Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) is the creator of this religion -do not believe in the existence of souls or the Christian God -have no priests or rituals -do not believe in the Caste System
Tell me comparison between Buddhism & Hinduism
500
invaded China, and while he did not establish a durable empire, he made possible important Indian contacts with Hellenistic culture
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
How are you(non-formal)
What does "Como estas" mean in Spanish?