The Origins of Hinduism

[Gregory Hewett]

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I hope you are all well.

Please respond to the following questions to the best of your abilities.

1. What is the relationship between Brahmanism and Hinduism?

2. What are some of the biggest differences between Aryan and Harappan culture?

3. Explain the relationship between the caste system, reincarnation, and karma.

4. What changed the long-held theory that Aryans drove out the Harappan people?

For the last question please refer to the passage from the Bhagavad Gita on page 230.

5. What values of a warrior culture does the passage express?

[vikram]

1. What is the relationship between Brahmanism and Hinduism?
Brahmanism is the name of the Ancient Aryan culture. Hinduism and Brahmanism both are polytheistic. They also both hold religious ceremonies. Some in which may last a long time. They both (sometimes) make religious sacrifices to the gods. Sacrifices meaning killing animals or humans and presenting them to the gods. For Hindus it depends on the caste, but the main idea is they make sacrifices. These two religions are much like each other.

2. What are some of the biggest differences between Aryan and Harappan culture?
The Aryans lived a more simple life. Compared to the Harappans, they were herders. They lived in simple houses and they spoke Sanskrit. Aryans were nomads, while the Harappans settled in a village.


3. Explain the relationship between the caste system, reincarnation, and karma.
The caste system determined what you would be in your next life. If you did good deeds, in your next life you would be higher (or more successful) and if you did bad deeds, you would be lower, or maybe even an untouchable! Karma is the actual idea of reincarnation. So, karma is the rules for reincarnation, then reincarnation depends on the caste system.


4. What changed the long-held theory that Aryans drove out the Harappan people?
Historians first thought that Aryans made chaos that drove out the Harappans, but new research shows (or found) that there were ruins before the Aryans had come to where the Harappans were. Historians think they could’ve been dragged out before because of earthquakes and droughts.


For the last question please refer to the passage from the Bhagavad Gita on page 230.

5. What values of a warrior culture does the passage express?
It shows that a warrior should always be determined, and never be afraid. If they try harder they will win, and live a good life and enjoy the Earth. If they don’t try as much they will die and “enter heaven”. Also, a warrior should always praise his job, never think lowly of it.

-GAV

[aran]

1. What is the relationship between Brahmanism and Hinduism?
Brahmanism grew out of Hinduism, so some of their believes will be the same. Both believed that one God governed the universe. They also believed in many nature deities.

2. What are some of the biggest differences between Aryan and Harappan culture?


3. Explain the relationship between the caste system, reincarnation, and karma.
Karma defines what caste you will be in when you are reincarnated, reborn. For example if you do good deeds you will be in a higher caste when you reincarnated.

4. What changed the long-held theory that Aryans drove out the Harappan people?
Historians discovered that Aryans existed in the area about 200 years after the Harappans. Also,

For the last question please refer to the passage from the Bhagavad Gita on page 230.

5. What values of a warrior culture does the passage express?
It expresses karma. It says do your duty and fight.
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[junyoung]

1. What is the relationship between Brahmanism and Hinduism?

They both were originated from Aryan, and the early Brahmanism is Hinduism. They both wrote, believed Mahabharatha, and Bhagavad Gita. They both worshiped deities
2. What are some of the biggest differences between Aryan and Harappan culture?
They were Indo-European group, and they migrated to India. The Aryans were groups of nomads, and herders. They lived in simple houses, and spoke in a language called Sanskirt. But, the Harappan city was a complex village, they had surpluses, specialization, and large
population.
3. Explain the relationship between the caste system, reincarnation, and karma.

The Karma says that depending on the deeds,they will be in higher or lower caste in their next life and this is reincarnation. the good deeds led them to higher place on the caste system in their next life.
4. What changed the long-held theory that Aryans drove out the Harappan people?
People thought that flood, earthquake, or there was an invasion in Harappan City which forced the Aryans to drive out of Harappan city.

For the last question please refer to the passage from the Bhagavad Gita on page 230.

5. What values of a warrior culture does the passage express?
It mostly explains mostly about life and death. The values of the worrior culture is that the worriors have to fight and do the duty or his honor will be lost.
SKY