Chapter 5 Review - India

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  1. 4. The major Indian religious system which had its origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled in India after 1500 b.c.
  2. 8. a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
  3. 10. in Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul.
  4. 11. in Hinduism, the complex concept of duty, law, and right conduct that establishes and sustains order and the world.
  5. 13. Set of trade routes between the Roman Empire and China.
  6. 14. People who appeared in Northwest India at some point around 1,500 BC. They were believed to be the ones who originated Hinduism.
  7. 15. an eight step path, that when followed, will end your desire.
  8. 16. Any one of the 4 classes understood by the ancient Vedic Aryans to compose the ideal social order.
  9. 17. In Hinduism, the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life.
  10. 21. Duty of the individual self to reach Brahman
  11. 22. System The rigid categories based on birth and occupation that identify and determine a person's station in society.
  12. 23. The rebirth of an individual's soul in a different formation after death.
  13. 24. 30 A.D to 350 A.D. It was located in North India by nomadic warriors who seized power and created it.
  14. 25. Earliest surviving Indian literature; contains hymns, stories, and charms that were transmitted orally by specialists and only written down in modern times.
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  1. 1. From 320 A.D. to 550 A.D. It was the last Indian empire, located in the Ganges Valley. It was an empire during the “Golden Age” of India.
  2. 2. Four beliefs of Hinduism that are essential to living a good life and reaching moksha.
  3. 3. a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place.
  4. 5. Give all or a large amount of one's time/resources to.
  5. 6. Unable to be bent or forced out of shape.
  6. 7. Created the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C.
  7. 9. The first Indian Empire founded by Candragupta Maurya, lasted from about 321 B.C. to 185 B.C.
  8. 12. A religious doctrine introduced in the 6th century BC by Siddhartha Gautama.
  9. 18. The freedom from the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
  10. 19. The natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.
  11. 20. a form of ultimate reality where you merge with after death.