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The Origins of Hindu India

The Origins of Hindu India. Conquest of the Aryans. Warlike nomads from Central Asia Enter @1500 BCE Aryans+Indians= Hinduism. The Aryans. Tribes lead by a rajah Farmers Sanskrit. The Vedic Age. 1200-500 BCE Oral history through epics The Vedas. Varnas. Brahmans (priests)

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The Origins of Hindu India

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  1. The Origins of Hindu India

  2. Conquest of the Aryans • Warlike nomads from Central Asia • Enter @1500 BCE • Aryans+Indians= Hinduism

  3. The Aryans • Tribes lead by a rajah • Farmers • Sanskrit

  4. The Vedic Age • 1200-500 BCE • Oral history through epics • The Vedas

  5. Varnas • Brahmans (priests) • Warriors, rulers • Common people

  6. Varnas 4. Unskilled laborers 5. Slaves (“untouchables”)

  7. Hinduism • Based on the Vedas & epics • Polytheistic • Upanishads

  8. Hindu Beliefs • Brahman • Goal in life is to reach Moksha • Follow dharma

  9. Hindu Beliefs • Life affected by Karma • Reincarnation • Ahimsa

  10. Hindu Books • Mahabharata • Bhagavad Gita • Ramayana

  11. Major Gods • Brahma (creator of the world) • Vishnu (preserver of the world) • Shiva (destroyer)

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