Hinduism

Hinduism

1. Environmental

   • Mostly vegetarian.
   • Originated in the foothills of the Himalayas.

2. Government

   • The Brahman caste were a priestly group with political power.
     • advised king
   • Enforced the caste system.
   • Enforced rituals.

3. Economy

   • Trade between Rome and China
   • Merchants were not despised.

4. Society

   • Divided into 4 castes.
     • Untouchables are not a caste.
     • A person's caste came from your karma from your past life.
       • Impossible to change your caste.
   • Patriarchal and patrilocal society.
     • Women were considered a cost center to the family.

5. Culture

   • People who worked with animals were despised.
   • Sanskrit was their written language.
     • Vedas were translate into Sanskrit.
     • Buddha was a god.

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