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a series of winds that change direction depending on the season

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monsoons

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the second most populated country in the world, has the most land area in South Asia, and has over 1.2 billion people.

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India

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highest mountain range on Earth

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Himalaya

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is the lack of rainfall in an area that causes the area to become very dry and crops and livestock to suffer

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drought

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is one of the longest rivers and floods often, creating very fertile land around it

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Indus River

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the earliest civilizations in the region settled along the banks of the Indus river

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Pakistan

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was a large city on the Indus River that tells about ancient Indus civilization.

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Harappa

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is a river that starts from the snow of the Himalayas and flows across north India to the Granges River Delta and provides fertile soil to the land around it.

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Granges Valley

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is the main religion in India, one of the oldest religions, and third largest in the world. It is very diverse but all Hindus believe the Brahman is the one creative force and can be found in all things. They also worship deities and believe in reincarnation.

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Hinduism

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is the clearing of large areas of trees for farming, livestock, or for wood and it can cause damage to many things in the world

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deforestation

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is the process of dry regions turning into deserts and is caused by many different things like drought, overgrazing, overplanting, lack of water, and more. It can lead to famine and death.

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desertification

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is the very mountainous region of northwestern Indian subcontinent and spilt between Pakistan, India, and China.

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Kashmir

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is a huge and powerful wave cause by underwater earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions, or landslides and can wipe out whole cities at once.

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Tsunami

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is a type of farming where all of the crops produced are used up and there is little extra. It often calls for a small farm and no machinery needed.

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Subsistence Farming

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is an urban area starting to decline or shrink and can be cause by many issues like abandoned homes or neighborhoods, poverty, and places falling into disrepair.

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Urban Decay

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is a type of government where the people can make political decisions. The most common type is representative democracy which calls for leaders chosen by the people to make their laws, represent, and direct them.

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democracy

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are Polynesian people who, in the fourteenth century, migrated from Tahiti to now New Zealand and brought tribal structure.

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Mauri

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is an ancient trade route that connected China to the civilizations to the west and provided not only trade and transportation but also the spread of cultural ideas.

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Silk Road

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is the path to spiritual enlightenment in Buddhism, taught by Buddha, the founder of Buddhism and includes how to live every aspect of your life.

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Eightfold Path

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group of people who make up the lowest part of Indian society and usually do the hardest jobs. They are discriminated against, even thought it’s illigal, and face harsh violence

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Dalits

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is one of the largest religions and is monotheistic. Muhammed is thought by Muslims to be the last prophet. There is one god, Allah, that they worship and obey by following the five pillars found in the Qur’an

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Islam

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is the founder of Buddhism and later called Buddha

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Siddhartha Gautama

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is a person who has reached freedom from pain and suffering.

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Buddha

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are people who taught and passed down scriptures in Indian society and later became the top of the caste system

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Brahmins

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are four main principles of Buddhism taught by Buddha and they tell the hard truth of a Buddhist’s life

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four noble truths

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is a belief in several religions that after a person dies, they are reborn into another body like another human, animal, or even a vegetable. Most who believe of this believe this keeps going until salvation is reached

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Reincarnation

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is a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak and teachings come from him and the 9 gurus after him. Followers are called Sikhs who believe in doing good for the unity with God and they worship in Gurdwaras

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Sikhism

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is a system that puts people into certain hereditary groups in a society. Each person’s caste tells who the person can marry, what job they can have, and what rank or place the person is in society

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Caste System

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was established by Prince Babur who was related to the Mongols, which in Persian is Mughal and he ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the early 1500s

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Mughal Empire

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is a system where people or things are placed in order by importance or status. The poor and slaves are usually at the bottom and rich or royal people are at the top.

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hierarchy

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were migrant Indian people who made up the Mauryan dynasty which was made by Chandragupta Maurya. It started out as the Magadha empire and later conquered India with it’s large army

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mauryas

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  • is a major religion in India that doesn’t concern any gods and instead concerns the welfare of all life. It teaches that the soul can be freed through reincarnation and to follow its three major principles
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Jainism

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was a transformative figure in Indian history who belonged to the second lowest caste in India but worked his way up to be educated at Inner Temple, practice in South Africa, and start to end prejudice against Indians.

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Mohandas Gandhi

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is the Islamic law that tells how Muslims should act toward Allah and one another. Some of it comes from the Qur’an and some later developed

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Shari’ah

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is the practice of one nation taking over and then ruling a territory. People of the nation sometimes settle in new colony, but not always and the main reason for colonization is gaining wealth and power

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Colonialism

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is a policy where one nation controls a smaller nation with political or economic power

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Imperialism

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is the foundation or framework of a system, location, or organization and usually classified as hard or soft. (hard- bridge; soft- knowledge

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Infrastructure

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means having one legislative body

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unicameral

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means having two legislative bodies

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bicameral

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is a term relating to market economies and is the control of most or all of the producing and selling a good or service. In a strict monopoly, the owner controls the whole market for the product

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monopoly

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is insulting people because of their personal characteristics like race, age, religion, and more. Slander is a type of this and is a lie about someone that hurts someone’s reputation

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discrimination

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is the total cash value of all the goods produced and services provided within a nation for usually a year. This helps people understand the size of a nation’s economy and can be calculated by adding up all of the money people and businesses earned or spent in a year

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Gross Domestic Product

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is a written document that tells the structure and powers of a government and separates powers of the government

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Constitution

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is a European savings platform that allows people to buy a fraction of a stock.

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Trade Republic

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is an economic system, also called a free market, where business owners decide what to make and how to make it. The businesses can compete and the people can decide what to by

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Market Economy

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is a privately owned business or a commercial activity that is the main part of a capitalistic economic system or the businesses that are mostly unregulated by the government

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Private Enterprise

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are hymns, prayers, chants, and other religious writings written in Sanskrit and is an important sacred text to Hindus

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Vedas

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are members of the fourth varna and consist of laborers or worker people.

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Sudras

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are members of the third highest varna in Hinduism and consist of commoners, people who work as farmers or merchants but place above servants

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Vaisyas

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