world cultures- chapter 7 and 8.1 test
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- Prana?
- holy breath
- Darshan?
- devine presence
- shiva?
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God, destroyer, destroys bad in the world
avatar - karma?
- deeds, what you have done
- Gura?
- spiritual teacher
- puja?
- individual worship
- Avatar?
- form of Gods
- reincarnation?
- rebirth of the soul in various forms
- Samsara?
- cycle of reincarnation
- Caste system?
- system of Hindu society. has nothing to do with money only BIRTH
- Moksha?
- release from samsara
- parvati?
- one of Shivas wife
- vishnu?
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god, preserver
avatar - Dharma?
- duty; what you should do
- Shudras?
- unskilled workers
- Dravidians?
- people who live in southern India
- nirvana?
- heaven spiritual bliss, condition of having no desires
- Gonesha?
- Shiva's son. Elephant head human body, God of fortune, wisdom, prudence and the remover over obstacles
- Moonsoon?
- seasonal wind that dominates the climate of south asia
- vaisyas?
- landowners merchants and herders (3)
- Aryans?
- nomadic and warlike people
- Dialect?
- regional version of a language
- Swastika?
- symbol of good luck
- rain shadow?
- 1 side of the mountain gets plenty of rain and the other side gets almost none
- decipher?
- determine the meaning of something written in code
- Brahmins?
- priests (1)
- vedas?
- oral religious traditions
- Upanisads?
- sacred texts that help explain the ideas in the vedas
- Ksatriyas?
- Warriors and rulers (2)
- Shiva Nataraja?
- lord of the dance
- varna?
- the Aryan people divided into four classes
- Harrappa?
- aka indus valley civilization
- well organized government
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-well planned roads
- uniform brick size
- officials collected taxes in form of food- in case emergency
- walled fortress
- seweage system/ drainage
-trading - archaeologists
- scientist who studies remains left behind by early people
- sanskrit
- language Aryans developed- written down oral religious traditions
- moonsoon cycle
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wet moonsoon- arrives late may eary june reach 120ofarenheit no rain for 8-9 months
october- winds bring winds- carry winds, clear skies and mild temperatures