India's Vedic Age and The Origins and Beliefs of Hinduism

Indo-Aryans

• People who were originally from what is now Afghanistan and Central Asia who migrate into India

• The language of sacred Hindu Literature. Ancestor of modern Indian Language

• A section from the world's longest poem. Dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and the god Krishna

To move from one region to another to live there

• Nomadism

• Samsara

• Migration

A collection of religious songs (hymns) and poetry

• Sanskrit

• The Vedas

• Jatis

Fixed social class in which a person is born into

• Caste

• Brahmins

• Dharma

A spiritual power exists in everything

The source of all things

• Dalits

• Karma

• Brahman

Sanskrit

• A sacred book

• The language of sacred literature

• A classification within a Varna group

Group based on skill and ability

• Varna

• Guru

• Karma

Hindu holy writings (scripture) and teachings of Gurus

• The Rule of Ahimsa

• The Bahgavad-Gita

• The Upanishads

Thinkers/philosophers and teachers

Try to understand the meaning of life

• Varna

• Guru

• Brahman

The name translates into "Song of the Lord"

Section from the worlds longest poem

Dialogue between a warrior-prince and the god Krishna

• The Bhagavad-Gita

• The Upanishads

• The Rule of Ahimsa