1)Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains cut Ancient India from other civilizations 2) Civilizations of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa formed along the Indus River so its people could benefit from the water and rich soil around it 3) Precious stones found allowed for people to create jewelry and trade it.
How to get to Nirvana
Costs of a Caste System
Moksha
Benefits of a Caste System
Nirvana
Indus Valley Valued Animals
The law of __________________ determines how a person is reborn.
Holy Hindu Scriptures with sacred hymns
Reincarnation
illegal
Was the Indus River Valley Advanced for its time? Support.
80%
Indo Aryan's life
Gurus
1) Upanishads 2) Mahabharata 3) Ramayana
Indo-Aryans Origin
Growth of Vedic Civilization
___________________ = a state of perfect wisdom
Nomadic Warriors, Original Inhabitants, Nomads raising cattle
_____________ = knowledge, works, and devotion are the 3 ways to get here
Vedas
Limited freedom Can't switch castes Can't marry or socialize in a different caste
teachers and thinkers who created the Upanishads
Started as nomadic herders, later took on farming, skilled warriors, joy in life, measured wealth with cattle.
Percentage of people that practice Hinduism in India today.
Clans, a group with a common ancestor, formed together to form republics, and then some leaders made themselves kings.
3 Important Religious Hindu texts
Effects the geography had on the Indus River Valley
Helped India Develop Stability Indian goods became famous
In modern day India, it is _______ to treat Dalits as untouchables.
Yes, it had baths, toilets, wells, irrigation system, weights/measurements, and streets in a grid pattern.
Englightenment
karma
__________ = a state of peace
The rebirth of a new soul in a new body after death
They carved and painted pictures of them.
Control your Actions, Thoughts,& Speech to get rid of selfishness so that the world can stop suffering.
