Origins of Hindu India
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- varnas
- Aryans system of four main social classes:Brahmans Kshatriyas Vaisyas Sudras
- reincarnation
- the rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time
- Sudras
- serve other varnas
- Brahmans
- Priestly class of Aryans who were considered at the top of the social scale-perform religious ceremonies for deities
- karma
- in Hinduism, the idea that one's actions in life determine one's destiny and future
- moska
- a person finds freedom from reincarnation in a state of complete oneness
- Kshatriyas
- warriors, rulers, study Vedas, head army, lead government
- ahimsa
- Hindu doctrine of nonviolence toward all living things
- caste
- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- jati
- classes according to occupation formed within larger social class (varna) in ancient India, with its own customs and rules
- Rig-Veda
- oldest of four Vedas (1000BC)
- Vedic Age
- Indians History from 1200 BC to 500 BC
- Mahabharata
- (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
- Hindu Kush
- Indus River Valley Mountains
- Ramayana
- second well loved epic, loving tale of Rama and Sita (king and his wife)- Good vs. Evil, good wins
- Pariahs
- Perform tasks considered unclean-outsiders, untouchables
- dharma
- duties of males of each varna
- Vedas
- priests collected hymns, poems, legends, and religious rituals into holy books, also known "Book of Knowledge"-basis for Aryan religous practices
- rajah
- chief-tribe leader for Aryans
- the Aryans
- Indo European group of invaders from north of the Black and Caspian Seas
- Jainism
- based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira, believed in life (ex:dont squish bugs, dont plow)
- epics
- long poems ex:
- Ganges Plain
- where the Aryans moved in after conquering the Indus River people.
- Vaisyas
- common people, Third-ranked caste of Aryans were commoners, mostly merchants or farmers