Indian Terms
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- Sikhism
- the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
- Vedic Age
- the time of the aryans with their hymns
- Chandragupta
- Formed the first Indian empire. in 321BC
- Akbar
- greatest Mughal leader of India
- Atman
- Essential self
- Gupta Empire
- Golden Age of India; ruled through central government but allowed village power; restored Hinduism
- Mughal Empire
- A period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500's to the 1700's.
- Upanishads
- sacred book of hinduism, last veddas
- Ashoka
- Chandragupta's grandson. Fought a long bloody war to conquer the Deccan region of Kaling. but ten after thinking about all the slaughterd men he decided to convert to Buddhism.
- Shah Jahan
- Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)
- Karma
- Actions in their life will affect his or her fate i the next life
- Asceticism
- the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
- Mahabharata
- Indias greatest epic. 100,000 verses. Tells of warfare and religion
- Ahimsa
- Principle of non injury to human beings
- Nirvana
- Similar to Moksha. Recieve enlightenment by praying instead of death
- Aurangzeb
- the ruler made the empire started to split into small kingdoms because the he used the money for expensive wars and tried to make hindus into muslims.
- Siddhartha Guatama
- A reformer, his teachings eventually spread across asia to become the core beliefs of one of the worlds most influential religions Buddhism
- Varnas/ jatis (caste system)
- Social system
- Mohenjo-Daro
- capitols of the capitalized cities 1920. Twin capitals of the civilization or cities that ruled the area one after the other very organized
- Aryan Migration
- Many groups of speakers of Indo European languages who migrated across Europe and Asia. Migrated to India left very little evidence. only thing found really were the Vedas
- Harappa
- Indus City discovered in 1920 was known as the twin capitol
- Mauryan Empire
- The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes. (184)
- Bhagavad-Gita
- (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic)
- Vardhamana Mahavira
- Created the religion- Jainism in the 500's B.C.
- Four noble truths
- Buddahs teachings from what he learned about others. Told after reaching enlightenment
- Samsara
- Coming alive as a mortal creature
- Buddhism
- the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
- Brahman
- A single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas and that resided in all things.
- Ramayana
- Teaches values, Characters in it are Rama and Sita. contain poets.
- Asceticism
- The middle way
- Moksha
- Freedom from the differentiated
- Dharma
- Virtues
- Indus River Valley Civilization
- 2600 BC to 1900 BC
- Eightfold path
- Right views, right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort.
- Rig-Veda (Vedas)
- A collection of hymns, changs, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings.
- Jainism
- religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism