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Ancient India - Coggle Diagram
Ancient India
Religion
Karma Is the belief that your actions effect your future
Dharma is the cosmic law of good and bad whether something is right or wrong
The Vedas was the ancient religious text of Hinduism, almost like the bible or the book of the dead.
Reincarnation is a belief that after death people come back to earth in a new life and body.
Brahmins/Brahmans were people of the highest caste and were priests of the highest form.
Moksha is the Hindu version of Nirvana, when you are at peace and are one with your mind and body.
Hinduism is a religion that includes Gods like Shiva and Vishnu.
Four noble truths were the four truths Buddha taught these consist of 1: Life has inevitable suffering 2 : There is a cause to our suffering 3 : There is a end to our suffering 4 : The end to our suffering is contained in the eight fold path.
The Eightfold path is the path towards Nirvana these eight are right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
Culture
Sanskrit was an ancient language that the ancient Indians spoke and is used still today!
The Caste system was a system that separated people in their individual groups based on their family and career.
Siddhartha Gautama was the man that reached nirvana and became the buddha and inspired millions how to practice it.
Buddhism is a practice and not really a religion. Buddhism believes that there is suffering in the world and that there is a way to cure it. That is also what they think is their meaning of life.
Nirvana is when your body and your mind are at one and suffering and problems are lifted from your back.
Geography
Monsoons took place in the summer. The rain is measured in feet instead of inches!
Subcontinents are countries that are politically or geographically, not connected to the rest of the continent.
Ganges River is a river running through India
supplying millions of people with water.
Indus Valley Civilization is a bronze age civilization in south Asia.
Harappa is a archeological site in a region of Indus Valley Civilization.
The Himalayan Mountains are a mountain range in south Asia.