The Aryans Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Q

Aryans start _______ but they became ______ when they went to the Indus River valley an Ganges

A

Pastoral

Farmers

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1
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1500 BC

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Came over Hindu Kush mountains

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2
Q

Aryana were not ____ but the _____ of modern Indians

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Ancestors

Basis

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3
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____ and ____ allow Aryans to change environment

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Irrigation

Plow

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4
Q

Clear the ____ around Ganges to make area good for ____

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Jungle

Farming

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5
Q

By 1000 BC

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Aryans develop writing called Sanskrit

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6
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Warriors

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Horse drawn chariots

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7
Q

The Vedas

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Religious texts

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8
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The Vedas duration

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1200-600 BCE

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9
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Hindu core beliefs

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Hymns and poems
Religious prayers
Magical spells
Lists of gods and goddesses

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10
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What were the Vedas written in?

A

Sanskrit

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11
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Veda

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Knowledge

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12
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Four main Vedas

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Rig Veda
Sama Veda
Yajur Veda
Athara Veda

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13
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Rig Veda

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Hymns of praise

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14
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Sama Veda

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Knowledge of the melodies

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15
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Yajur Veda

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Knowledge of the sacrificial formulas

16
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Athara Veda

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Knowledge of the magic formulas

17
Q

What was writing for the Aryans associated with?

A

Upper or higher class

18
Q

What does Sanskrit mean?

What does this suggest?

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Prepared
Pure
Sacred
Perfect
**This suggests that is was used by priests
19
Q

What does the Aryan arrival lead to?

A

Different social structure

20
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Was there social stratification in the Indus Valley?

21
Q

Describe Aryan India’s social stratification

A

Very stratified

22
Q

Levels of stratification called ____. All of them together called ________. “___” was the Indian word for caste

A

Castes
Caste system
Jati

23
Q

Were you born into Varnas?

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____ big castes
4
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Brahman
Priests Religious Highest Mouth
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Kshatriyas
Warriors | Arms
27
Vaishyas
``` Commoners Merchants Farmers Third Legs ```
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Sudras
Peasants and manual laborers Lowest class Feet
29
Untouchables
So low they are not a part of the caste system, do jobs they seen as bad or dirty
30
Social stratification
Way of keeping one race above another
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When the Aryan's arrive who do they run into?
Dravidians and Nagas
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Aryans rules and caste system tried to
Keep people in different levels of society
33
Marriage rules and caste system
Way of separating races, keeping one group in charge
34
Varna means
Color
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The Vedic Age
The foundations for Hinduism were established