Ancient India
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shoja on March 3, 2010
Subjects:
social studies vocabulary, ancient india history
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Use these flashcards to help you study for the Ancient India Unit Test.
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World History, Shoja - World History, Thoinkzers
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Subcontinent | A large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of the continent |
| Monsoon | A strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer |
| Khyber Pass | a 28 mile-long gap between the mountains that connects central Asia to the Indian subcontinent |
| Glacier | A huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area |
| Plateau | A flat area of land that elevated, or raised, above the land around it |
| Citadel | A fortress built to protect a city |
| Granary | A place to store grain |
| Sewer System | A network of pipes that disposes of sewage, or waste water |
| Hinduism | India's first major religion |
| Aryans | A group of people who traveled through central Asia and entered northern India through the Khyber Pass |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of culture (ideas, values, beliefs, goods, etc...) from one cultural group to another |
| Brahman | The one supreme power, or divine (Godly) force, that everything is a part of |
| Deities | Lesser divine beings (Gods and Goddesses) with specific responsibilities and purpose |
| Dharma | Law, obligation, and duty (to live as one should) |
| Karma | The belief that how a person lives will affect their next life |
| Reincarnation | The belief that after you die your soul is reborn into another life |
| Samsara | The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth |
| Vedas | A collection of Hindu sacred texts written in Sanskrit |
| Sanskrit | The ancient language of India |
| Castes | The different social classes of India |
| Caste System | The social structure of India |
| Brahmin | The highest caste consisting of priests, teachers, and judges; their job was to study and teach the Vedas |
| Kshatriya | The second caste consisting of rulers, warriors, and landowners; their job was to become skilled with weapons |
| Vaishya | The third caste consisting of farmers and merchants; their job was to sell and trade goods |
| Shudra | The fourth caste consisting of craftworkers and laborers/agriculturalists; their job was to be servants and workers of low status |
| Untouchables | The lowest level of Indian society; they were not considered a real part of the caste system; often given degrading jobs; their life was extremely difficult |
| Harijan | "child of god" Gandhi's term for an "untouchable" |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddism; born a prince; left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering; also know as Buddha |
| Four Noble Truths | as taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to reach nirvana |
| Nirvana | in Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle or rebirth |
| Enlightenment | in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe |
| Sect | a subgroup of a major religious group |
| Buddhism | India's second major religion |
| Buddha | term meaning "Enlightened one" or "awakened one" |
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