Ancient India and China
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 caste | social groups into which people are born and which can rarely be changed |
| monopoly | complete control of a product or business |
| veneration | special regard |
| dharma | founder of philosophy based on harmony with nature |
| golden age | period of great cultural achievement |
| mystic | someone who seeks direct communion with divine forces |
| shi huangdi | "first emperor" |
| nirvana | union with the universe and release from cycle or rebirth- final goal of buddhism |
| karma | the actions of a person's life that affect his or her fate in the next life |
| brahman | unchanging, all-powerful spiritual force |
| feudalism | system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed service to the ruler |
| confucious | founder of philosophy dedicated to ensuring social order and good government |
| vedas | collection of hyms, chants, ritual instructions, and religious teachings of the aryans |
| warlord | a local military ruler |
| moksha | union with brahman- final goal of hinduism |
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