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Vocab #2 Flashcards

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Caste

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A social class that a person belongs to by birth

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Brahmanism

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The early religion of the Aryans in ancient India

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Hinduism

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A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

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Recarnation

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The rebirth of a soul in another body

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Karma

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In Hindu belief the sum of a persons actions in this life which determines his or her fate in the next life

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Aryan

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A member or prehistoric person of the indo-Europeans

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