Vocabulary Quiz 51-60
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sanskrit | the most important language of ancient India |
| Untouchables | lowest level of Indian society, people who are untouchable are outside of the traditional caste system and performed the lowest level jobs |
| Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) that developed in India in the 500's BC |
| Hinduism | the main religion of India, it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman |
| Reincarnation | a Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body |
| Fasting | to go without food for a particular period of time (usually for religious reasons) |
| Missionary | someone who works to spread religious beliefs |
| Inoculation | injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease |
| Golden Age | a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement |
| Huang He | a river that stretches nearly 3000 miles across China, it is sometimes called China's Sorrow |
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