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Title: Hinduism


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Hinduism

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Review Questions
  • What continent is India located on?
  • What is a subcontinent?
  • What is a monsoon?
  • What are some of the Harrapans Achievements?
  • How was the Aryan culture different from
    Harrapan?
  • What are the 4 Varnas/Castes?
  • What were some of the Caste rules?

3
Hinduism Develops
  • Largest religion in India today
  • Borrowed ideas from other cultures/religions

4
Hindu Beliefs
  • Polytheists (believed in many gods)
  • Some gods were.
  • Brahma-the creator
  • Siva-the destroyer
  • Vishnu-the preserver

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Beliefs Continued
  • Believed that all gods are part of one spirit-the
    Braham
  • Braham created the world

6
Life and Rebirth
  • Everyone has an atam- a soul
  • Goal is to reunite the soul with Braham
  • World is just a illusion
  • Souls are born and reborn in a new body-called
    reincarnation

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Hinduism and the Caste system
  • Believed in Karma the effect actions have on your
    soul
  • If you are bad, then you will have bad karma and
    will be reincarnated as a pig or lesser caste
  • If you have good karma, you will be reincarnated
    into a higher caste

8
Hinduism and the Caste System
  • Moksha is salvation
  • They believed you must obey ones dharma-their
    duty and do not complain

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Hinduism and Women
  • Women were inferior to men
  • Were not allowed to read Vedas-sacred texts that
    contained hymns and poems
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