16 December 2015
Goal ~ Review what we know about Hinduism & Buddhism
• On Desk – Study Guides to discuss and check-in!
• Bellringer – Check Chapter 5 Study Guides
• Go over questions on study guide
• Visual review of information on India…
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw0pKVpT4Vs
• HW – Test tomorrow!
India Study Guide Answers
Chapter 5 AssessmentThursday, December 17th
Please keep in mind that these are
basic answers – on the test you will
need to explain with examples.
Vocabulary
 Reincarnation- the cycle of rebirth; principle of
Hinduism and Buddhism
 Nirvana- a state of peace in Buddhism where the soul is
free from reincarnation
 Vedas-The religious poems and texts of the Aryan
culture that led to Hinduism
 Karma- the affects that good and bad actions have on a
person’s soul
 Siddhartha- Buddha’s real name when he was a
Kshatriya.
Vocabulary
 Caste System-The Hindu (Aryan) social hierarchy, it placed
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people in groups based on wealth, birth, or occupation
Four Noble Truths- The main guiding principles in Buddhism
(overcoming desire, following the Eightfold Path)
Aryans- This nomadic civilization took over the Indus River
Valley after the Harappan. They established the Hindu Caste
System.
Himalayas- Mountain range in Northeast India
Buddha- Means “enlightened one.”
Snows from what mountains caused
the Indus River to flood?
The Himalayan Mountains; they
melted and caused the Indus
River Valley to flood and provide
silt to the land
Short Answers: Most of Buddha’s
teachings reflected the ideas of another
world religion. Which one? Explain.
Hinduism- they both believe in
Karma, a form of salvation or
heaven (Moksha or Nirvana),
Reincarnation, meditation. He is
against the caste system
How does karma work? (In Hinduism)
 Effect that good/bad actions have upon your
soul
 “The doer of good becomes good”
 Good karma- you can be reincarnated into a
higher caste.
 Bad karma- you can be reincarnated into a
lower caste or even a lower life form.
Name two bad things about the Hindu
Caste System.
 Very strict caste rules –
 You can’t marry outside of your caste.
 You can’t eat with members of other castes
 Caste is a matter of birth (you can’t change it in
that lifetime)
 Discrimination in ancient times was legal.
 If you break a law, you become an untouchable.
How did Buddha’s teachings agree and
disagree with Hinduism. One for each.
 Agree- Both religions believe in karma,
reincarnation, meditation , a type of heaven or
salvation
 Disagree- Buddhism disagrees with the Caste
System – meaning that he believes that any one of
any caste can reach salvation (Nirvana)
What was the first civilization to develop
in India. What do we know about them?
Why don’t we know much about them?
 The Harappan Civilization
 We know they built great cities with
fortresses, market places, public wells. They
also built their cities on a grid system.
 We know they had a type of writing, but we
don’t know a lot because we can’t read it.
Purusa- The Cosmic Man
 Mouth Brahmins
 priests & academics
 speak the faith
 Arms
 Kshatriyas
 warriors & rulers
 strength
 Thigh
 Vaisyas
 landowners and craftspeople – business class
 hold up the upper classes
 Feet
 Sudras,
 servants, farmers & labor workers  who do all the running – base/foundation of society – food/buildings
 Harijan
 Untouchable- not allowed on the body – “unholy” jobs
Primary vs. Secondary Review
 Are the following sources primary or secondary?
 A textbook about Ancient India Secondary
 The Harappan City of Mohenjo Daro-
 Primary
 A piece of Aryan pottery Primary
 A website about the history of the Hindu religion Secondary