Ancient India
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hagan_susan on October 17, 2011
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Ancient World History 7th grade.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dharma | in Hinduism, doing ones duties and obligations in this life so you can move to the next life. |
| Karma | doing good or bad deeds in your life. |
| inoculation | Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease. |
| polygyny | practice in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife |
| Suttee | ancient Indian practice of a woman committing suicide after her husband's death |
| Aryabhata | Mathematician known to be one of the first to use algebra and solve quadratic equations. |
| Asoka | Grandson of Chandragupta;an honored emperor (king) for spreading peace and prosperity to all; was a Buddhist but accepted other religions. |
| Chandra Gupta II | emperor of the Gupta, he created the Mauryan Empire. A very successful empire. |
| Nalanda | A famous Buddhist university. |
| Yoga | A set of mental and physical exercises that help bring the body and the soul together. Helping to bring peace to a person. |
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