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Ancient India Review Flashcards

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Himalayas

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Enormous mountains that stretch along the northern boarder of the Indian subcontinent

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Mt Everest

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The highest mountain

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Harrapans

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The early Indian civilization that developed along the Indus River

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Aryans

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The new group of people that arrived in the Indus Valley after the Harrapan civilization crumbled

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Sanskrit

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The most important language of ancient India

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Vedas

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Collection of poems, hyms, myths, and rituals that were written by Aryan priests

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Jainism

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A religion that was formed by people unhappy with the with Hindu beliefs

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Nirvana

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A state of peace

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Asoka

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A powerful king who increased the spread of Buddhism by becoming Buddhist

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The four noble truths

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The guiding principals of Buddhas teachings

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Eight-fold path

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A path people could follow to overcome ignorance and desire

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Siddartha

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A prince dissatisfied with the teachings of Hindu who founded Buddhism

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Brahmin

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The highest social division in the caste system, also known as priests

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Subcontinent

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A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

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Inoculation

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The practice of injecting a person with a small dose of virus to help people build defense against a disease

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Sudras

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The lowest division of people in the caste system

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Brahman

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A spiritual universe in the Hindu faith

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Meditation

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The focus of the mind on spiritual ideas

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Iron pillar

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A tall column built by metal workers during the Gupta period

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Hindu-Arabic

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Something created by Indian scholars but brought to Europe by Arabs

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Mercenaries

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A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

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Gupta empire

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Est. 320 AD

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Mauryan empire

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Est. 320 BC

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Stupa

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A type of Buddhist temple that hade domed roofs and were built to house sacred items from the life of Buddha

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