 | Term | Definition |
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Subcontinent |
is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
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Monsoons |
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons |
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Sanskrit |
the most important language of ancient India |
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Caste System |
divided Indian society into groups based on a person's wealth,birth, or occuption |
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Hinduism |
the largest religion in India today |
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Reincarnation |
the process of rebirth |
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karma |
the effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul |
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Jainism |
was based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira |
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nonviolence |
or the avoidence of violent actions |
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fasting |
or going without food |
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meditation |
the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas |
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wanting what we want and do not have,wanting to keep what we like and already have and not wanting what we dislike but have |
What were the three reasons of human suffering |
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The buddha |
The other name of Siddartha Guatama |
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Buddism |
a religion based on the teachings of buddha |
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nirvana |
a state of perfect peace |
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missionaries |
people who work to spread their religious beliefs |
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Candragupta Maurya |
Founder/creator of the Mauryan empire |
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Asoka |
Candrgupta's grandson |
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candra gupta II |
the Gupta emporer who ruled India during the height of Gupta power; 300-400's |
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metallurgy |
the science of working with metals |
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alloys |
mixtures of two or more metal |
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Hindu-Arabic numerals |
the very numbers we use today |
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innoculation |
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defense to disease |
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Astonomy |
the study of stars and planets |
