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