Ancient India a Flashcards

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India

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Google creative review subcontinent part of Asia but its own country

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How many people live in India

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1 billion people live in India (2nd most populated country in the world) worlds largest democracy

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Indus River

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Cradle of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization

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Mohenjo daro

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City-state on the Indus River First City built on a grid also first city to have a sewage system

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Yoga

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A set of practices to connect the humans to the Divine invented in the Indus Valley Civilization

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Vedas

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Sacred text of ancient India sources of wisdom on the gods mass and science written in the language Sanskrit

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Sanskrit

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Indio European languages

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Pandit

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Scholar of The Vedas

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Hinduism

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The religion of The Vedas

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What is the Hindu god called

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Brahman

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How does Brahman present himself?

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Brahman sends avatars of himself to educate Humanity

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Why is Hinduism a monotheistic religion?

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Hindus believe in reincarnation

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Samsara

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The cycle of being born again

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What are the three avatars?

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Hanuman; monkey
Ganesh; the elephant good
Kishna; blue warrior

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Who is Siddartha Gautama

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Buddah

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The Buddah

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The enlightened one

17
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Middle way

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” not too much not too little

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The eightfeight foldpath

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The Eightfold Path is a central concept in Buddhism, outlining a set of ethical and mental guidelines to achieve enlightenment and liberation from suffering.

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Three jewels of Buddhism

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Buddha
Dnharma - duty/ path
Sangna- community

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Who is Dalai Lama?

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Leader of the Buddhist tribe