ANCIENT INDIA HINDUISM
INDUS RIVER VALLEY Indus Civilization Planned Cities Piped water Polytheistic
Mohenjo-Daro 2600 B.C.E.
Wells & Sewers
Burial Pottery
Harappan Burial
Harappan Writing
Aryans 1500 B.C.E. Dominate Indus Valley Metal tipped spears
The Caste System Strict social structure divided into four Varnas (colors) Based on Occupation & Extended Family Networks Born into for life!
Hinduism Polytheistic Brahma: The Creator Vishnu: The Preserver Shiva: The Destroyer
825 Million Followers Leaders: Gurus Sacred Animals: The Cow Sacred River: The Ganges Sacred Sound: The Om Sacred Food: Vegetarian Sacred Books: The Vedas (hymns, prayers, magical spells, gods & goddesses)
Reincarnation At death, the soul leaves the body and is reborn in another person, animal, vegetable, or mineral. Where the soul is reborn depends on it’s KARMA!
Karma The accumulation of good and bad acts of past lives. An individual spirit is born again and again until…ENLIGHTENMENT
Enlightenment Achieved by freeing oneself from earthly desires through worship, knowledge, and a lifetime of virtuous acts.