6.2 India's Rulers and Society

nomadic people

• live a mobile, or wandering, existence

• farmers and formed civilizations

• scholars and educated people

• hunters and gatherers

Aryans

• nomadic people from central or southwest Asia

• farmers from India

• Indo-Europeans

• farmers from central Asia

• nomadic people from Europe

Eurasia

• Europe and Asia as a single continent

• Eastern Europe and western Asia

• north and south america as a single continent

• india and Europe combined

Verdas

• written collections of hymns, prayers, chants and other writings that make up important part of Hinduism

• the Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments

• the Jewish scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments

• written collections of hymns, prayers, chants and other writings that make up important part of Buddhism

Brahman

• highest caste in Hinduism

• highest caste in Buddhism

• highest caste in Judaism

• highest caste in Christianity

What language was the Vedas spoken in?

• Sanskrit

• English

• Latin

• Islam

Initially, how was the Vedas passed along?

• speaking

• writing

• drawings

• sculptures

what were teachers and priests called?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

What class were the rulers and warriors in?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

What class were the merchants, farmers, herders, and artisans in?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras