6th History CH 5

Caste that is composed of warriors & rulers

Type of Buddhism that interprets Buddha's teachings more freely & is the larger of two branches

Discovered the ancient city of Harrap & her sister-city Mohenjo-Daro in the 1920s

Important Hindu god that is "the Destroyer"

One of the greatest rulers of the Mauryan Empire

Means "knowledge"

Means "noble"

Hindu's seek to increase their good karma through good works.

Caste that is composed of farmers, traders, & artisans

Scholars who study language

Dome-shaped shrines

Caste that is the lowest caste in Indian society & is composed of laborers & servants

The first ruler in the Mauryan dynasty

Caste that is the highest caste in Indian society

Aryan way of life became the characteristic culture of ancient & modern India.

Religion that was developed by Siddhartha Gautama

Scholars have deciphered writing on Harrapan artifacts.

Those in Indian society outside the caste system

Buddha believed in reincarnation.

Results of one's good & bad deeds

Duty that requires Hindus to always behave in a certain way to be part of Brahman

Social relationships in Hinduism center on the group.

For a long time, historians did not know much about ancient civilizations of India.

Means "social class"

Religion developed by the Aryans

The three most important gods of Hinduism

Important Hindu god that is "the Preserver"

The Aryans in India formed a large centralized government.

The two basic groups in India since the rise of Hinduism

Warlike people ta came to India with horses, chariots, & weapons

Chandragupta Maurya had a major part in spreading Buddhism to other countries.

The three possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harrapan civilization.

Often called the great soul or world soul

The type of Buddhism that is practiced mainly in southern Asia & is very strict.

The idea that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being

Harrapan civilization is proof that ancient minds are inferior to modern minds.

Buddhism was based on a caste system.

A wind that reveres direction with the change of the season

A state of complete enlightenment, with peace & freedom from wants & desires

Important Hindu god that is "the Creator"

Belief that a person lives more than once in different bodies

Hinduism is polytheistic.

Hinduism emphasizes the individual above the group.

Means "Enlightened One"

Questioned beliefs of Hinduism & became dissatisfied with Hindu beliefs

In Hinduism, a person's state in reincarnation depends on karma built in his present state.