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chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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Monsoon

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seasonal wind that brings a different weather pattern.

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migrate

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to move from one place to another.

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3
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raja

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an indian prince.

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4
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sanskrit

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the first written language of india

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5
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vadas

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ancient scracted writing

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6
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Reincarnation:

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The rebirth of the soul

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7
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guru

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a teacher

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8
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brahman

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“one universal spirit”

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9
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Karma

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A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next life

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Dharma

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A person’s personal duty based on the individual’s place in society

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Nirvana

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A state of perfect happiness and peace

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12
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Pilgrim

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A person who travels to holy sites

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13
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what is a subcontinent on the continent of Asia

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India

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14
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The Himalayan mountains separate what?

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Northern India from the rest of Asia

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15
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what is Along the east and west coasts?

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there are fertile plains suitable for farming

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16
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what are The three major Indian Rivers

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The three major Indian Rivers are the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

17
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..

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India’s people rely on these Rivers for farming, transportation and trade

18
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There are seasonal winds called

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monsoons.

19
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The winter monsoon brings …

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cold dry air from east to west across India.

20
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The summer monsoon brings..

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warm, wet weather and pouring rains from west to
east across India.

21
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The summer rains will bring

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water needed to grow crops. Because of this people
celebrate the monsoons. With too much rain, these monsoons can often be
destructive. With no rain, droughts will occur

22
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what is Hinduism

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The oldest and third largest religion around the world today

23
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what are the stages of theJati System

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Brahmins-Priests
Kshatriyas- Warriors
Vaisyas-Common people
Sudras-Manual worker

24
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India’s first civilization began

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near the Indus River

25
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the Indus Valley people used ….. to build their homes

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bricks

26
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they had Plumbing in their houses

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:)

27
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they lived in

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farming villages

28
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Merchants traveled to

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Mesopotamia to trade

29
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Around 1900 BC Indus Valley people began to

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abandon their cities and there have been several possible causes as to why

30
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The Aryans (nomadic group of people, not an ethnic or racial group) entered
the Indus Valley around

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1500 BC

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