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Rig veda
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- 1What is in Hindu cosmologySource of wisdom and authority
Nature of creation - 2How was it originally spreadSpread through verbal memorization
- 3When was the Rig veda writtenDuring the Vedic age (1500-500 B.C.)
- 4How many vedas are there4 Vedas
- 5What are in the VedasHymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religeon. Written in early sanskrit
- 6How many hymns are in the Rig Veda1000+ Hymns
- 7How is the Rig veda supposed to be readChanted
- 8How many books are in the Rig Veda10 books
- 9Where is it possibly frompakistan
- 10What are india's contrasting geographyFerrtile rivers and immense deserts
- 11What isolated indiaHimalayas and Hindu kush
- 12What countries did ancient india includeIndia, pakistan, bangladash
- 13Where did the first civilization appearIndus river
- 14What river is sacredGanges river
- 15What are monsoonsSeasonal winds
- 16How long ago did people live in indus valley4500 yrs ago
- 17How was the indus valley foundRailroad workers, didn't rly care
- 18How many towns/villages were uncoveredseveral hundreds
- 19Mohenjo daro information plsVery organized
Divided into districts
Manufacturing, buisness, residential
indoor toilets
well planned city/sewage
Luxorius life
Elaborate religeon - 20What makes trade between harrappa and mohenjo daro possibleThe indus river
- 21What do they have that is seaportTwo major cities
- 22How was mojenjo daro destroyedOvverun by mud
- 23What happend to mohenjo daro in 1500 bcMisfortune
Sword and axe cuts in skelleys - 24What does mohenjo daro meanPlace of the dead
- 25Dholavira information plsGiant wall seperating upper/lower class
organized
very precise
Complex water systems
Resivoirs with city
Surrounded by 250m of water
controlls water
everyone gets water - 26Why where the dholavira richfarming
- 27Who were the AryansA group who spoke the indo-european language
(not a race)
Nordic and originated from germany - 28What does aryan meanNoble, pure
- 29Where did they originateCaucasus mountains
- 30why did they leave caucasus mountainsHard life, difficult
- 31How was their society formedMale dominated and hierarchical
- 32Family structureFather over sons and their wives and daughters
- 33Who rules over aryan groupsRajas are the chiefs
- 34How did they travel before invading indiaNomads, hearding cattle
go to elder for advice - 35VarunaAryan God
Sky god order of the universe - 36IndraAryan god
Storm rain thunder patron of warriors - 37agniAryan god
Fire - 38SomaEarth
Aryan god - 39Aryan god earthsoma
- 40aryan god fireagni
- 41storm rain aryan godindra
- 42order of univers skyvaruna
- 43what is the center of aryan worshipfire
- 44VarnaSocial caste
Not money, religeon - 45Top three varnasKshatriyas: Rulers and warriors
Brahmin: priests
Vaishya: traders, farmers, craftsmen - 46What were the top three varnas calledTwice born
- 47What can twice born doparticpate in rituals and wear
sacred thread
promised after life in heaven - 48What is the fourth varnaShudra
- 49What were shudrasServe twice born
non aryan
called them black without religeon
thought by aryans to be uncivilized - 50What were kshatriyasWarriors
- 51BrahminPreists
- 52Vaishyastraders, farmers, craftmens
- 53Who were the outcastsDalits
- 54Dalitsoutcasts
street/latirne cleaners - 55Varnas may reclet whatHigher=lighter skin
- 56JatiSystem of family groups that have similar jobs
associated to varna - 57What did the aryans prohibit in the varnasmarrage and social contact
- 58What did only the brahmin have acess toRituals and the Vedas
- 59Can people still move around classesmaybe/yes
- 60What were women allowed to doTwice born, read and study
Mutual love and affection
Some say in marriges
Widows can remarry - 61What is the vedic age1500-500 bc
- 62When did indian civilization become more like today1500-500 bc
- 63When did aryans invade northwenst india1500
- 64Who were in india before aryans camedravians
decendants of indus valley
fairly powerful - 65What did aryans do once they came into indiaconquer dravians and forced them to do labor
- 66What did aryans prefer to farmingraiding
- 67What were old aryan villages likefortilike villages
- 68Social orgainizationVillage leader
counvil
villagers - 69What does hinduism teach about godgod is one but has many names and faces
- 70How did aryans worshipSacrificed animals and worshipped many gods (indra varuna etc)
- 71What did hindus eventually believeuniverse=god=brahman=principle of truth
diff gods are all part of brahman - 723 dietiesbrahma
vishnu
shiva - 73brahmacreator
- 74vishnupreserver
- 75shivadestroyer
- 76When does reincarnation endwhen life is perfect
- 77Law of karmacurrent actions effect future life
- 78When does the cycle endWhen taken into world soul
- 79Purpose of life for hindusto see difference between illusion and truth
- 80When was the sanskrit alphabet madelater vedic age (900-500)
- 81Where did historians know about epicsmahabharata and ramayana
- 82What happened to the language in 300 bcspoken language developed into modern separated from written
- 83What lead to the brahmins fallbrahmins permitted intermarrage
thought dharma kept society peacful
very powerful but resented
Merchants were rich but 3rd socially
Rajas wanted more religious influence
ascetics challenge brahmin domination - 84ascetisismPracticed in the forest
renounce worldy life
self denial
withdrawing from all pleasure to reach inner peace
made by ascetics - 85upanishadscollection of ascetic teachings. literal meaning: "sit down near"
- 86idea of ascetic upanishadsUniverse has one reality
brahman - 87atmanindividuals deepest self
- 88mokshatrue identity of oneness with brahman
- 89samsaracycle of rebirth of individuals
- 90karmameasure of ones dharma which determines their next life
- 91dharmaduty based on varna
- 92why did people turn to mahavira and buddahpeople wanted a faith easy to embrace
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- 8th grade World History Karteikarten am Rig veda, erstellt von Ireh Lin am 27/09/2023.
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