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Ch.13 -3 India (HMS)
Mughal and Religion(s)
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History
8th Grade
03/30/2010

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sultan
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a Muslim ruler
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caste system
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Hindu social class structure that controlled daily life
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Mughal Empire
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period of Muslim rule of India from 1500s to 1700s
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Akbar
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greatest Mughal leader of India; grandson of Babur
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Taj Mahal
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tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife
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Delhi Sultanate
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time when a series of sultans ruled India (1206-1526)
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untouchables
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people at the bottom or even excluded from the caste system
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Babur
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Mongol prince who ended the Delhi Sultante and began Mughal Empire
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Akbar
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ruler at 13; supported the arts; tolerated Hinduism
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Shah Jahan
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Akbar's grandson; Mughal Emperor who built Taj Mahal
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Aurangzeb
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Jahan's son; tried to force Hindus to convert to Islam
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Aryan Tribes and Indus Valley people
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founded Hinduism
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Vedas
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Hindu holy books
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Hindu Trinity
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Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva
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Brahman
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creator god
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Vishnu
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maintains balance between good and evil; 10 avatars
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Shiva
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destroyer god
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dharma
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your duty; doing what is right; fuffilling your responsibilities
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karma
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What goes around, comes around
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samsara
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cycle of life, death, and rebirth (reincarnation)
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moksha
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being freed from samsara and united with Brahman
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Siddartha Gautama
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Indian prince who founded Buddhism
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4 Noble Truths
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after meditating, the ideas Siddartha arrived at about suffering
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nirvana
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ultimate goal for Buddhists
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poor and outcasts
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Buddhism was first popular with these people
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FALSE
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Buddha is a god (T or F)
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Eightfold Path
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Right Speech, Right Action, Right Work, etc.. are all part of the ...
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Cause of Suffering
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people desiring things; being greedy
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Tripitaka
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Buddhist holy book
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Silk Road
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how buddhism spreads thru Asia after it's made illegal in India
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Hindu caste system
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what did Siddartha dislike most about Hinduism
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Islam
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religion of the Mughal Empire
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tried to force Hindus to convert to islam
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Hindus rebelled under Aurangzeb's rule because..
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