Unit 6: Ding Dong Eat It Up Curry Flashcards

1
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a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of continetnt

A

subcontinent

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2
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seasonal winds

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monsoons

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3
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massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a grainery

A

citidel

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4
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harappa and and momento daroabandnd cities along the Indus riivver

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harappa and and momento daro

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5
Q

indias writing

A

sanskirt

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6
Q

sacred hindu text with hyms, stories, poems and prayers

A

vedas

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7
Q

social class

A

caste

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8
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a polytheistic religion but belives one universal spirit called brahma

A

hinduism

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9
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resposibility to fulfil ones duty within your caste

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dharma

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10
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the universal understanding of what comes around goes around

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karma

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11
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the first Buddha

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Siddhartha Gautama

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12
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the idea that a person’s actions have consequences, which can return to them in this life or in the next

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reancarnation

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13
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Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering.

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Nirvana

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14
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a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, who discovered a way to stop suffering in life by following the Eightfold Path and reaching Nirvana.

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Buddhism

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15
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the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

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Chandra Gupta Maurya

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16
Q

first emperor to become Buddhist

A

Ashoka

17
Q

is a period of time when greatness tasks were acomleshed

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golden age