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What is the geography of India?
whys it like that? |
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India is a subcontinent?, b/c its climate
Himalayas & HinduKush
Ganges & Indus |
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| Who made the caste system? |
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| What is the Harappan Civilization? What hardships did it face? What was an asset they had? |
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| A group of cities along the indus; Flooding; Plumbing |
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| What is a nickname for Mohenjo-Daro? What are their advancements (6)? |
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"Mount of Dead" / "Place of Dead"
1) Well-planned city w/ paved streets
2) interior courtyard with windows
3) Toilets, baths & sewers
4) tile tubs
5) toy, balls, marbles
6) writing system (undesyphered) |
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| Why did the Indus Valley die out? |
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1) unknown
2) earthquake?
3) masacre? |
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| Who transforms India at first and when? |
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| What did the Ayrans leave behind? |
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| not much, just the Vedas (most important is the Rig Veda) and they contain 1,028 hymns to Ayran Gods. |
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| What were the four Ayran- Caste Systems? |
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A) Brahmins
B) Warriors
C) Traders & landowners
D) Peasants & Traders
E) "untouchables" |
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| What are two stories the Ayrans left? What about? |
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The Mahabharata: story of the struggles the Ayrans faced to control Indian Lands
The Bhagavad: story of the prince about to go to War.(Uses Krishna.. god in human form)
3) Violence and confusion led to relig change |
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| What is the point of Hinduism? What are the stages ? Who are the 3 main gods and what do they stand for? |
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1) liberates the soul of disappointments of daily life
2) Atman; Atman becomes Moksha b/c it understands completely Brahman
3) Brahma = creator
Vishnu = protector
Shiva = the destroyer |
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| Who/What is Brahmin, Brahma, and Brahman? |
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Brahmin = the priest in caste system
Brahma = god
Brahman = World soul |
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| What are the 3 paths to Moksha? |
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Path of Right thinking
Path of Right Action
Path of Religious Devotion |
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| What is the Hindu Caste system? |
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Good = go up in Caste System
Bad = Go down in Caste System |
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| What are the sacred texts of Hindu? |
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| Who was Buddhism founded by? Why did he make buddhism? What question was he set out to answer and how did he do it? |
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Sidhartha Guatama
He didnt like the Caste System
"Why do people experience pain and sorrow?"
49 days under a fig tree |
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| What are the four noble truths of Buddhism? |
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1) life is filled w/ suffering and sorrow
2) Suffering is because of desires
3) to end all suffering you must end all desires
4) to overcome follow eight path fold / middle way to be ENLIGHTENED! |
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| What does the eight path fold include? |
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Right Views- see world thru 4 noble truths
Right Resolve- wanting to behave correctly
Right Speecg- telling truth & speaking kindly
Right Conduct- being good
Right Livelihood-having a job that supports a moral life
Right Effort- mind focused on other things
Right Mindfulness- pay attention to what i think & feel
Right Concentration- meditate as Buddha did to rech NERVANA |
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| Who made Jainism? What is it about? What more? |
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Mahavira;
Everything has a soul & no missionarys
they are wealthy business people. |
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| After Buddha died what happened? What are the two new ideas and what do they mea? |
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Some began to think of Buddha as a god.
There is the Mahayana Sect who accept new teaching.
There is Theravada Sect which is the original teachings |
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| What happened in later Hinduism? |
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| Hinduism was too strict and then it began to change (monotheism emerged) |
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| Indian trade became big and they began to be the _____ ___ of the ____ ___. |
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| What happened in the Gupta Empire? What were they about? |
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They existed during the Golden Age.
1) strong, fair rulers
2) education & science were important
3) Golden age in india
4) knolege in astronomy & chem & lit
5) power fades to HUNS. no more India progress |
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