Lesson 5-1 India's First Empires

caste system

Portuguese name given to a rigid social structure in Indian society.

reincarnation

The Hindu belief that the soul is reborn in a different form.

Varnas

The name given by Aryans in ancient India to a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups

the Brahmins

The priestly class of Ancient Indian society

Yoga

a method of training developed by the Hindus

Hinduism

followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force Brahman

the Untouchables

lowest level of Ancient Indian Society

Karma

the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

the three chief human-like gods in Hinduism