December 2015
Goal – Review Ancient India
Please have out your Study Guide
Pass back papers!
 Bellringer – What are a few ways Hinduism and Buddhism are
alike? Different?
 Review Study Guide
 India Review Game
 http://www.quia.com/rr/10103.html
 HW – India Assessment Tomorrow
India Study Guide Answers
Chapter 5 AssessmentThursday, December 18th
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
 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
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, Brahman
How does karma work? (In Hinduism)
 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.
 You can’t marry outside of your caste.
 Caste is a matter of birth (you can’t change it in that lifetime)
 You can’t eat with members of other castes.
 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,
Brahman , a type of heaven or salvation
 Disagree- Buddhism disagrees with the Caste System
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
 Sudra,
 servants, farmers & labor workers  who do all the running – base 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