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early Indian language established by the Aryans

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Sanskirt

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fair-skinned people who came from central Asia sometime after 1500 BC

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Aryans

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collection of religious literature that contains the
early traditions and religious beliefs of the Indians

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Vedas

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extended family that includes the children, grandchildren, wives, and close blood relatives of a common ancestor

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Joint Family

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system of rigid social groups in India

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Castes

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Indian religion that has no formal statement
of doctrine but is based on the Vedas and Upanishads

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Hinduism

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the great Hindu god who permeates everything in the universe

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Brahman

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Eastern religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddhism

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The Indian Shakespeare whose stories fill both Grimm and Rudyard Kipling’s works

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Kalidasa

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worship of a family’s ancestors

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Ancestor Worship

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Called the Master in China, believed in maintaining proper relationships

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Confucius

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Legendary founder of Taoism

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Lao-Tzu

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Great general, military ruler of Japan

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Shogun

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Japanese warrior

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Samurai

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An unwritten military code that governed the conduct of the samurai.

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Bushido

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Last of the great Khans

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Kublai Khan

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Led the mongols into Europe and crushed the Russian defenses

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Batu Khan

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The strongest Mongol state in Western Asia

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Golden Horde

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The earliest African kingdom, centered in the Sudan

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Kush

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Capital of Mali, most important center of trade

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Timbuktu

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Apostle to the Abyssinians

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Frumentius

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The most famous ruler of Mali was

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Mansa Musa

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The native African language of the East African city-states; contained elements of Arabic, Persian, and Indian

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Swahili

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Having more than one wife

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Polygamy

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