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What is Mohenjo-Daro?

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A city local to Harappa very similar. Means “mound of the dead”
400 miles south paved with bricks.

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What is Harappa?

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A city that ruins after Indian gods.

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Who are Aryans?

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A group of people.

Cattle and sheep herders migrated

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What is the Indus River?

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A river that flows through China India and Pakistan.

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What is a large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of a continent?

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A subcontinent

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What are the mountains called that run throughout India?

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Himalayas

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What is the dry desert like area in India?

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Indus Plain

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Who were the people who were named by the ruins after an Indian god?

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Harappa

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What does Mohenjo-Daro mean?

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“Mound of the dead”

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What was the city alike Harappa 400 miles to the south called?

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Mohenjo-Daro

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What was a citadel?

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A massive fort the west end of the city.

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What does migrate mean?

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To move from one place to another to live

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What is Hinduism?

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One of the worlds oldest religions.

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What was a Vedas?

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Books containing sacred songs.

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What was the caste system?

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A way of organizing people into hundreds of different levels.

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What is reincarnation?

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The cycle of life death and rebirth.

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What was the Dharma?

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Laws and duties.

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What is Buddhism?

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A religion that continues to attract followers today.

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What is Kosala?

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A northern kingdom near the Himalayas.

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What is a monk?

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A man who devote his life to a religious group they often give up all the own and live only a religious way of life.

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What is karma?

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A force caused by a persons good and bad acts.

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What are the four Noble truths?

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  1. life is filled with suffering
  2. Suffering is caused by peoples wants. People may want more complete pleasure more power or a longer life.
  3. Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things.
  4. To stop wanting things people must follow the eight basic rules.
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What is the middle way?

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The way of life was meant to be nor to strict nor too easy.

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