7.2 The Origins of Hinduism | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 13 Public

6th Grade Social Studies

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Who were the Aryans?

Indo-European people that moved into India about 1500 B.C.

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What is a caste?

A social class based on jobs.

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What is Brahmanism?

An early Aryan religion.

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What is Hinduism?

The major religion of India.

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What is reincarnation?

The belief that each person has many lives.

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What is karma?

The belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life.

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Where did the Aryans come from?

Central Asia.

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How was Aryan society organized?

The Aryans developed the caste system, which organized society into groups based on occupation.

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What happened when the Aryans encountered the Dravidians?

Their cultures blended, as each culture shared with the other.

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Who were the Brahmans?

They were priests in the early Aryan religion.

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What is the Bhagavad Gita?

It is a central piece of Hindu writing.

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What is a key feature of Hinduism?

Belief in reincarnation and karma; belief in many gods, they see this as part of one supreme God or life force; there are many different paths to God.

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How can Hindus believe in one God and many different gods at the same time?

They think that the other gods are part of the one supreme God.

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