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Plateau

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A raised level of land

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The seasonal winds

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Monsoons

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Special regard for cows

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Veneration

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Rajahs

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Aryan chief leaders

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What were Aryans?

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Polytheists

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The chief Aryan God

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Indra

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Brahman

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Belief in one god

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Mystics

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People who sought direct communication with divine forces

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Acculturation

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Blending of two or more cultures

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Hindus believe everyone has a…

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Atman (essential self)

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Moksha

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Hindus belief in ultimately forming a union with Brahman

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Reincarnation

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Re-birth

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Karma

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Actions that the person did in one life, which will then effect the next one

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The religious and mortal duties of an individual

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Dharma

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Ahimsa

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Non violence

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Jainism

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Grown from Hindu traditions, it is still a religion used today

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What do Jainism practiced people do I’m order to kill no living thing

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Carry a broom

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Caste

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Social groups

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What religion used castes?

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Hindus

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Who said castes were bad???

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Who is siddhartha Gautama?

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The buda

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What are the four noble truths???

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  1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow
  2. The cause of suffering is nonvirtue (negative deeds)
  3. The cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirtue
  4. The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold path
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What is the Eightfold path?

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(Doing everything better)

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What is the Buddhist goal?

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Nirvana, union with universe

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Buddhism split and became two different groups called sects, what were these groups called???

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The Theravada Buddhists, and the Mahayana Buddhists

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Who forged the first India empire in 321 bc?

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Chandragupta Maurya

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Asoka was Mauryas grandson, and he did what?

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Fought a long war, then was so horrified with all the death converted to Buddhism

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Missionaries

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Decibels

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Decimal system

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Numbers based on 10 digits

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Joint family

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When parents, children, and there offspring shared a common dwelling

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Indus river

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The river where all major settlements started

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Vishnu

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The preserver God

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Shiva

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The destroyer god

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Ganges

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Sacred river

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Vedas

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Religious teachings

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Mahabharata

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India’s greatest epic

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Mohenjo-Daro

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The fist city

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Suda

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Lowest caste

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Subcontinent

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A large landmass that juts out from a continent

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What are the religions of India

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Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

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Indo Europeans

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People who lived in Europe before it became country’s

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Harrappans

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People who lived in Harapan, a city that (along with the city of Mohenjo-Daro) was considered one of the capitals

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Sanskrit

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Written language priests would use to write sacred texts

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Khyber pass

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One of the most important trade and military route in the world

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Varna

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A Sanskrit word that means character, quality, or nature

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Krishna, and Arjuna

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Characters from the poem Bhagavad Gita, the God Krishna instructs the prince Arjuna on the importance of duty over self pleasure.

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Ahimsa

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Non violence

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