Chapter 8 SS
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connorcrawford on June 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aryans | Germanic people seen as the master race |
| vedas | a collection of hindu sacred writings |
| Hinduism | A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation |
| Caste system | social stratification based on ascription, or birth |
| Buddhism | religion and philosophy founded by Gautama Buddha |
| Eightfold path | in buddhism a set of guidelines on how to escape suffering |
| maurya | a powerful empire in ancient India ruled by the Mauryan dynasty from 321-185 BCE |
| Gupta | the golden age of Hindu civilization in India |
| Asoka | Brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights |
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