CH 6 World

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How long did the Indian civilization last? Why is India considered a subcontinent? What allows trade to come to India? What causes floods in India? What is the most dramatic source of moisture? How long did the Vedic Age last? What was the Vedic Age named after and why? What was the society of India? What were the two groups of people in India? What did the Aryas do to the Dasas? What were the levels of the varna system?

1500 BCE-300 CE

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What happened after 700 BCE? What would happened if you reached moksha or liberation? What religions were responses to Vedic religion? Who founded Jainsim? What religion emphasized the holiness of strict nonviolence and every living creature is sacred? Who founded Buddhism? What did Buddha conclude was the right path? What are the four noble truths?

There were various responses to the Brahmin You were released from the incarnation cycle Jainism and Buddhism

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Physically isolated landmass

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Khyber pass Constant overflowing of the Ganges and Indus river Monsoon

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Mahavira or Jina the conquerer Jainism

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1500 to 500 BCE Vedas, religious texts that are the main source of information Patriarchal Aryas (light skinned IndoEuropeans) and Dasas (Dark skinned Dravidians) Pushed them into central and southern India 1. Brahmin (priests/scholars) 2. Kshatriya (warriors/officials) 3. Vaishya (merchants) 4. Shudra (peasants) 5. Untouchables Regulate relations between different groups Subdivisions or birth groups Individuals that live, marry, and eat with each other
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Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha or the enlightened one A path of moderation

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1. life is suffering 2. suffering arises form desire 3. solution to suffering is curbing desire 4. desire can be curbed if you follow the eightfold path Individual and a person seeking enlightenment nirvana Stupas Bodhisattvas

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What did Buddhism center on? What is the ultimate reward in Buddhism? What are Buddhist temples called? What are men and women called who have achieved nirvana? Buddhism divided into what two groups?`

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What was the varna system used for? What are jati? What were jati for? The Brahmin taught that every living creature had an immortal essence or a ? What is karma? What were poems of the Brahmin? What were the Brahmin texts written in? What rights did women in the Vedic period have?

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Atman/breath

Mahayana (helped by bodhisattvas) and Theravada (follow traditional teachings of Buddha) Hinduism

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Deeds of the atman in its previous incarnations

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In response to Jainism and Buddhism, what was created? What is the foundation of Hinduism? What did Hinduism emphasize? What is a common form of worship for Hinduism?

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Rig Veda
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The Vedic religion of the Arya people Worshiper's personal devotion to a deity Puja-service to the deity: bathing, clothing, feeding

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Sanskrit
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Own property, studied sacred lore, wrote hymns, and participated in sacrificial rituals.

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What were the empires of India? Chandragupta Maruya founded what? What is mandala? What was the Mauryan capital? What did Ashoka do? What were the two greatest Indian epics? What does Ramayana talk about? Political fragmentation in India began with what? Who founded the Gupta empire? What percent tax was on agriculture in Gupta? What kind of state was Gupta? What did the Gupta people invent? What rights did the Gupta women have? What was it called when a widow was expected to cremate herself on her husband's funeral pyre? How did women escape male control? What was the main religion for Mauryans? What was the main religion for Gupta? Who were the Gupta invaded by? What was the capital of Gupta? What are Upanishads?

Mauryan empire (4th to 2nd BCE) and Gupta empire (4th-6th CE) Mauryan empire Theory of foreign policy Pataliptura where five tributaries join Ganges He converted to Buddhism and creates a Buddhist kingdom in Mauryan empire Ramayana and Mahabharata Heroic prince who is an incarnation of Vishnu Three Tamil kingdoms fighting Chandra Gupta 25 Theater state: used rituals to bring people together Zero and arabic numerals Lost right to own property and barred from studying sacred texts and rituals and were treated as lowest class (shudra) Sati Jainism and Buddhism Buddhism Hindu Huns Pataliputra Collection of more than one hundred mystical dialogues between teachers and disciples

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