Vocabulary
The belief in or worship or MORE than one god
Polytheism
The principle river of India, which is considered holy by the Hindus.
The Ganges
The most common religion in India
Hinduism
This was the oldest civilization that settled on the Indian Subcontinent
The Harappans
This was the separation of Hindus and Muslims by Great Britain in 1947
The Partition
A community that was carefully planned PRIOR to its inception and was constructed in a specific way
Planned City
The Hindi term for a holy man
Brahman/Sadhu
Hindu's believe that when you die, you are reborn. This is also known as what?
Reincarnation
This ethnic group was responsible for the invasion of India circa 1500 BC.
The Aryans
This pacifist leader preached non-violence during his movement to rid India of Great Britain
Gandhi
The hierarchy that organized Indian people into tiers
Caste System
The Kashytrias in the old caste system were a group of what kinds of people?
Nobles & Warriors
The most common religion in Pakistan
Islam
This prince of the Mauryan empire was responsible for popularizing Buddhism
Ahsoka
Gandhi was responsible for beginning the civil disobedient event in which thousands of Indians walked 240 miles.
The Salt March
The practice of non-violence popularized by Mahatma Gandhi
Ahinsa
This European country was responsible for the colonization of India forever changing its culture
England/Great Britain
The elephant headed god worshiped as the bringer of good luck
Ganesh
The language developed by the Aryans to write down their oral traditions
Sanskrit
The disputed region of ________________ has led to three wars and a nuclear powered arms race between India and Pakistan.
Kashmir
This is the spirit or energy that is deemed as "good" or "bad" which moves people from one caste tier to another
Karma/Dharma
This fifth section of the Caste System was technically not even a part of society
The Untouchables
The three main gods in Hinduism
Brahman, Shiva, Vishnu
Ironically what year did Chandragupta begin the Gupta empire?
320 AD/CE
This is the term used when companies shift workers jobs to different countries.
Outsourcing