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All 43 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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Subcontinent | is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent (ushally sperated my a large land mass) |
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Monsoon | seasonl wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons |
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Harappan Civilization | thrived between 2300 and 1700 |
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Sandskirt | the mostr important language of ancient india |
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Brahmins | priests |
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Kshatriyas | rulers or warriors |
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Vaisys | farmers crafts people traders |
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Sudras | or lavorers and non aryans |
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Caste system | divided indian society into groups basedon a persons wealth birth and occupation |
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untouchables | lowest on caste |
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rules of caste | can t marry out of caste cant eat with different caste |
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brahmanism | religon |
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Vedas | rigveda was a famous veda teaching veda s used as a big religon source in aryan life |
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Hinduism devloped how | when sacred texts started to blend |
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Hinduism | the largest religion in india today |
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Reincarnation | proccess of rebirth |
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atman | the soul |
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karma | the effects that good or bad actions that have on a persons soul |
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hinduism and women | had no rights |
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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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who created buddhism | siddhartha Gautama when looking for why people suffered |
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Fasting | going with out food |
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Meditation | the focousing of the mind on spiritual matters |
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Buddha means | the enlightened one |
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Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of buddha |
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four noble truths | heart of buddha teachings |
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humans suffer from what | desire and want of what they dont have |
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nirvana | the state of perfect peace |
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eight fold pathe | base of hinu teachings |
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Missionaires | people who spread their work to spread their religon and belifs |
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Candragupta Maurya | united northern china |
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Asoka | converted to buddhism and peaceful ways |
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Candra Gupta 2 | conomy flourished |
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Sanskirt | was the main launage in ancient aryans |
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Hindu temples | hade many statues |
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Religous epics | Mahabharata about a prince |
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Ramayana | tells about rama |
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Metallurgy | the science of working with metals |
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alloys | the mixture of two or more metals |
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Hindu-arabic numerals | 0-9numbers that we still use today |
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Inculation | injecting a person wiht a small dose of a virus to help him or her build defense t odisease |
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Astronomy | the study of stars and planets |
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| Terms | 43 |
| Creator | sweetnsalty |
| Created | May 22, 2007 |
| Groups | OMS kids, pete wentz lovers ♥, hotties only, $coolieos$ |
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