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| a collection of hymns and other religious texts composed in India between about 1500 and 1000 BCE. It includes elements such as liturgical material as well as mythological accounts, poems, prayers, and formulas considered to be sacred by the Vedic religion. |
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| Highest of the caste system. They were mainly priests. |
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| Second highest caste. They were mainly warriors. |
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| Third highest caste. They were servants. |
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| The bottom of the caste. They were also servants and peasants. |
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| They are not part of the caste.They were slaves. |
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| a religion where Brahman is a unifying and all-powerful spirit. One aspect of brahman is the self, or soul and all Hindus seek moksha. |
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| He was an ultimate God. Everyone wanted to achieve union with him. |
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| What Hindus call the individual self/soul |
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| The belief and the rebirth of the individual soul into a different form. |
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| The force generated by a persons actions that determines how the person will be reborned in the next life. |
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| The ultimate reality- the end of the self and a reunion with great world soul. |
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| 1. Ordinary life is full of suffering. 2. This suffering is caused by our desire to satisfy ourselves. 3. To end all of this-to see others as extensions of ourselves. 4. To end desire- follow the middle path (the right view, right intention, right actions, right effort and mindfulness, right concentration.) |
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| Group of Indo-Europeans, tribal, warriors, invaded Dravidians and combined with them to make a new culture/society |
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| Descendants of the Indus Valley people, Aryans invaded and took over society |
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| Founded by Chandragupta, in Ganges River Valley, 324 BC- 183 BC |
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| Founded Mauryan Empire; was very paranoid about being assassinated |
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| Indian prince, became Buddha and founded buddhism. |
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| Chandragupta’s grandson, a buddhist, calm, relaxed ruler, considered the best ruler of India of all time. |
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| southern part of modern India |
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| Tallest mountains in the world, in northern India |
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| River where first river valley civilization in India arose |
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| City in Indus Valley civilization, had about 35,000 people at peak, streets laid out like a grid, farther up stream |
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| City in Indus Valley civilization, had about 35,000 people at peak, streets laid out like a grid, farther downstream |
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| Indus River Valley civilization arises |
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| Aryans move out of the North |
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| Civilization with Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro begins to fall |
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| BC- Aryans move from Indus Valley to Ganges Valley |
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| There were lots of small kingdoms in India (we know this because of the Vedas |
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An Indo-European language that was used by the Aryan/Dravidian Civilization.
Vedas- a collection of hymns and other religious texts composed in India between about 1500 and 1000 BCE. It includes elements such as liturgical material as well as mythological accounts, poems, prayers, and formulas considered to be sacred by the Vedic religion. |
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| India faces threats from invaders |
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| Indus Valley Civilization |
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| A civilization that developed from about 2600 B.C. -- 1700 B.C. The civilization was centered around the Indus River. People developed a unique writing system. They were very advanced because of their drainage systems, wells and water storage systems. Also the city was very well laid out on a grid and they were very orderly. |
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| Alexander the Great invades |
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| Written by Buddha, it was the path to becoming Buddhist and the rules once you have become one. |
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| A hindu book that has budhist songs and poems. |
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| End of The Mauryan Empire |
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