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Hinduism Period 3 (Table 6 ((Hinduism is believed to be created in 3,000…

- - - - Vedas-holy books of Hinduism.
    - - Dharma-a person’s appropriate behavior or duty in life. Fulfilling this duty will result in building up good karma.
      - Karma-The law of consequence. It basically says “what goes around comes around.” This means you will be rewarded for good actions and punished for bad ones. An important factor in how reincarnation happens.
  - - - Brahman is the supreme spirit in Hinduism. The goal of Hindus is to unite their souls with it.
        
        Karma -the law of consequence. It basically says “what goes around comes around.” This means you will be rewarded for good actions and punished for bad ones. An important factor in how reincarnation happens.
        
        Dharma -a person’s appropriate behavior or duty in life. Fulfilling this duty will result in building up good karma.
    - - The Caste System -a way of dividing up people into categories and ranking them. It is based on occupations.
        
        The lowest group is the Untouchables
    - - Reincarnation (transmigration of soul or samsara) -belief that the soul is reborn and lives again in a new life.
- - - - The three main gods (or versions of Brahman) are Brahma (The Creator, Vishnu (The Preserver) and Shiva (The Destroyer).
      - Before it was outlawed, nearly all Hindu communities followed a system of segregation known as the Caste System.
    - - it was originated around 4000 years ago and is the oldest existing
        religion
- - - - untouchables in some places wear bells so other caste members know where they are so they don't go near them
        
        Your Karma builds up and it determines if you get a better role in caste system
- - - - Reincarnation
        
        Reincarnation is the idea of your soul being reborn in a seperate body. This produces a cycle of birth, life, and rebirth through their many liftetimes. This is called samsara
        
        The Caste system is a way of dividing up people into categories and ranking them. It is based on occupations. Consists of Brahmans,
        
        Dharma (Enlightenment) is a person’s appropriate behavior or duty in life. Fulfilling this duty will result in building up good karma.
        
        The Caste system is a way of dividing up people into categories and ranking them. It is based on occupations. Consists of Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, and Dalits/untouchables/harijans.
    - - The Vedas are the holy books of Hinduism
      - Hindus believe in Samsara/ reincarnation. That is when you die you are born into another life. They believed that if they build up good karma and fufill their dharma they will be reincarnated as a better being.
        
        Hinduism is both Monotheistic and Polytheistic. There are 3 main gods, Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahman. Some Hindus believe in only Brahman and not the others.
- - - - Muslims were alarmed by independence as they were afraid of the lack of protection. If they were independent from the British, they could no longer be protected by them.
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      - Gandhi was educated in England.
- - - - Indian soldier rebellion in 1857
- - - - Brahmans (the priests and scholars)
      - Kshatriyas (warriors and nobles)
      - Vaishyas (farmers and merchants)
      - Shudras (laborers and servants)
      - Harijan or dalits or untouchables -outsiders, or the lowest group, whose souls are considered unclean.