What is now called Hinduism has grown and expaned over _______ of centuries.

What is now called Hinduism has grown and expaned over hundreds of ________

The origins of Hinduism emerged in the greater _______ region of southern asia, in present day pakistan and northwestern india

Because scholars to this day are _____ to decipher writings from the Indus valley civilization, archaeological finds are essential for revealing this vast and complex civilization.

Because scholars to this day are unableto decipher writings from the Indus valley civilization, archaeological finds are ______ for revealing this vast and complex civilization.

No place of ____ or objects that might be for religious rituals have been found. (Indus Valley Civilization)

No place of worship or ______that might be for religious rituals have been found. (Indus Valley Civilization)

Archaeologists have discovered artifacts such as ____ figurines.

Archaeologists have discovered seales that were pressed into clay showing male animals and/or a man sitting in a ________ position.

Archaeologists have discovered _______ charms.

The findings that the archaeologists found show that _______. ______ and ____ all had religious significance.

Archaeologists have not located many ______, which suggests a relatively peaceful civilization.

Archaeological finds of the later years of the Indus Valley Civilization reveal an elaborate _____ system

These baths suggest the value of ______and perhaps purity associated with religious practice.

These baths suggest the value of hygiene and perhaps _____associated with religious practice.

Why the Indus Valley civilization started to _____ is unknown.

As the Indus Valley Civilization declined, inhabitants of the cities slowly moved _____.

During the decline of Indus Valey Civilizaztion, nomadic peoples known as _________ slowly moved from central asia in the Indus Valley,

The two prominent contributions of Indo Aryans to Hinduism are

_________ and _______.

We know very little about the Indo Aryan settlers of the indus valley except through a collection of their writings called _______

(Early Verdic Period)

People were _____ or seminomadic

(Early Verdic Period)

They engaged in husbandry and agriculture. They lived in villages, _____ and clans.

(Early Verdic Period)

They were headed by a _____ responsible for protecting the people and leading the local assembly or council.

(Early Verdic Period)

There was a _____ distinction based on the type of work in which one engageed, but distinctions were not so rigid that a person could not marry outside his or class.

(Early Verdic Period)

There was a class distinction based on the type of _____ in which one engaged, but distinctions were not so rigid that a person could not marry outside his or class.

(Early Verdic Period)

There was a class distinction based on the type of work in which one engaged, but distinctions were not so ____ that a person could not marry outside his or class.

(Early Verdic Period)

Personal and communal worship occured in ______ because there were no buildings.

(Early Verdic Period)

They worshipped the _____: earth, wind, fire, water, sun, sky

(Later Verdic Period)

The Indo Aryans spread to cover the whole of what is now northern __________.

(Later Verdic Period)

As the people dispersed, their rulers claimed more territory. With bigger villages and more powerful leaders, a very strict _____ developed

(Later Verdic Period)

The proper behavior of men and women at particular stages of ____ and within and between castes became more clearly regulated

(Later Verdic Period)

The proper behavior of men and women at particular stages of life and within and between castes became more clearly ______

(Later Verdic Period)

The education of boys----training under a _____ grew in importance, while the education of girls (except wealthy) declined.

(Later Verdic Period)

The education of boys----training under a guru grew in importance, while the education of ______(except wealthy) declined.

(Classical Period)

The classical period is when hinduism became recognized as a _________.

(Classical Period)

______ forms changed dramatically.

(Classical Period)

Hindu ____ were established even as home based rituals continued to flourish

rituals dealing with the _______ became less important and personal transformation came to the forefront

the hindu concepts of _______, samsara and reincarnation also arose during this time

the hindu concepts of karma, ______ and reincarnation also arose during this time

the hindu concepts of karma, samsara and __________ also arose during this time

_______ becomes the language of Hinduism

______ traders reached the boarders of India and eventually conquered the northwestern section of India

Muslim leaders did not try to _____ Hindus to Islam

Muslim leaders did not try to convert Hindus to Islam. They did impose a ____ on Hindus

Some muslim rulers were ________ of Hunduism, while other took to destroying Hindu temples and statues.

Some muslim rulers were tolerant of Hinduism, while other took to ________ Hindu temples and statues.

Hindus during this period established practices that clearly _____ them from Muslims

In 1858 the ______ defeated the muslim rulers of India and made India a colony of Britian.

In 1858 the British defeated the muslim rulers of India and made India a colony of _______

A steady stream of Christian _____ came to India

In 1947 India gained independence from Britian, due in part to the work of ________

Tension remained between the Hindus and _______.

(Modern Period)

In the 1960s, the British rock group ______ brought transcedental meditation to the worlds attention

In the 1960s, the British rock group Beatles brought ____________ to the worlds attention

In transcedental meditation , a person is given a _____ on which to meditate daily

transcedental meditation adherents are more popularly known as _______

transcedental meditation adherents are more popularly known as hare krishnas because of their continual _____ using those words

some people beleive hinduism is losing its ______

India possesses ______ which is against the nonviolent roots of hinduism