India Flashcards
Jainism
a religion founded in India in the sixth century BC, whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore should not be harmed
Sikhism
monotheistic religion that focuses on spiritual liberation and social justice and harmony
Sufi / Sufism
a Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means
egalitarian
of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
kalidasa
Kālidāsa was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language
alluvial silt
the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, especially in the valleys of large rivers
Taj Mahal
a beautiful tomb in Arga, India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Muhal
Mahabharata
a great Indian epic poem, reflecting the struggles of the Aryans as they moved south into India
Rig Veda
an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas
battle of Kalinga
The Kalinga War was fought between the Mauryan Empire with Ashoka the Great and the ruler of the state of Kalinga,
a feudal republic located on the coast of the present-day Indian state of Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.
edict
an official order or proclamation made by someone in power
caste system
one of the four classes of people in the social system of the Aryans who settled in India- priests, Warriors, peasants or traders, and non Aryan laborers or craftsmen
stupas
mounded stone structures built over Buddhist holy relics
