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Hinduism
World Religions Class
Primarily Practiced in
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
950 Million followers
14% of the worlds population
2500-1500 B.C.E
 Indus
River Valley Civilization develops
 Archaeological evidence of Hinduism
dates to this civilization
1600-1400 B.C.E
Aryan Warrior Culture conquers Indus
River Valley
 Sanskrit
 Influences Hinduism developement
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1500-1200 B.C.E.
 Vedic
Age (4 Veda Texts)
 Rig Veda written
 Combination of Aryan and Indus
1000-300 B.C.E
 Brahmans
added to the Vedas
 Brahman class – priests
 Upanishads added to the Vedas
600-500 B.C.E.
 Age
of Protest
 Buddhism
 Janism
 Break away from Hinduism
400-800 C.E
 Hinduisms
response to Buddhism & Janism
results in greater changes in Hinduism
400-500C.E.
 Hinduism
returns as the dominant religion
of India
 Temples and monuments build to honor
Hindu ideas, gods and beliefs
 Hindu Renaissance
Hindu Renaissance
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Arabic – Indian numerals
Trinitarian
 Brahmin
- Creator
 Vishnu (Krishna)- Preserver
 Shiva-Destroyer
800-1000 C.E.
 the
main spiritual practice is loving
devotion among the Shaivite and
Vaishnava saints
 Will eventually develop into Sikhism
900 C.E
 Shankara
teaches the reality of One
Brahman or One God
1100 C.E.
 Muslims
arrive in
India and influence
Hinduism
 Translation
of
Sanskrit texts
 Conversion of part
of the population
 Trade
1400-1700 C.E.
 Europeans
arrive
 Colonization
 Portuguese
de Gama
 English**
Vasco
1919-1948 C.E.
 Mahatma
Gandhi
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Gandhi struck out firmly against untouchability
and caste discrimination.
He brought uniformity, a sense of common
identity and unity to millions of Congressmen and
hundreds of millions of people who were divided
by caste, religion, language and ethnicity.
Gandhi defended common Hindu traditions,
customs and values against the criticism of
Christian missionaries and the Westernized elite of
England-educated Indians and Britons in India;
He was critical of Brahmin corruption and the
oppression of the common people by corrupt
priests and leaders.
Gandhi’s Influence on India
 Untouchability
 Dowry
child marriage
 the purdah were outlawed in
independent India
 casteism was denied official recognition
and use.
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1948-1990
 India
& Pakistan become independent
countries
 Hindu & Muslim populations exist in both
countries and tension results from both