Chapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia
After reading Chapter 4, you will be able to:
Identify both the geographical origin of and the characteristics of a complex society in India (and Pakistan)
Explain the influence of the Vedic migrations on Dravidian culture
Understand early religious beliefs of Inda and compare those beliefs with other religions.
Explain how Vedic texts were used to create Hinduism, as Sumerian texts were used by Hebrews to create the Old Testament
Chapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia
On provided map, locate the following places:
Indus River
Himalaya Mountains
Arabian Sea
Mojeno-daro
Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
SumerGanges River
Hindu Kush Mountains
Bay of Bengal
Harappa
Red Sea
Persia
Persian GulfChapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia
As you read Chapter 4, take notes on the following terms:
Aryans
Semi-precious stons
Ecological degradation
Republic
Varna
Jati
Social mobility
Ritual sacrifices
Upanishads
samsara
moksha
HinduismHarappans
Sewage systems
Vedas,
Sources from the Past: Rig Veda, Vedic Age
Upanishads
Sources from the Past: The Mundaka Upanishad on the Nature of Brahman
Administrators
Caste
Brahmins
Sati (suttee)
Dravidians
Brahman
Karma
Ascetic, asceticismChapter 4: Early Societies in South Asia
Word document or pdf document of map locations and Chapter 4 terms; map of South Asia
