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world history -mrs.wheeler Flashcards

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vedas

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Hindu scriptures,collection of aryan beliefs

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moksha

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reborn until reached

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reincarnation

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belief in being reborn until you are in a higher caste

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dharma

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rules

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karma

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consequences

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tripitaka

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collection of buddhas teachings

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nirvana

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state of perfection

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analects

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taught politeness respect for the laws hard work

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yin

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dark female earth evil

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yang

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light male active heaven good

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aryans

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nomadic warriors conquered india,aryan beliefs were the foundation of hinduism

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harappa,mohenjo daro

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planned cities on a grid system of parallel streets

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jainism

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religion based on jiva (eternal soul living in a physical body

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vedic age

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aryan beliefs were the foundation of hinduism ,aryan introduced horse drawn chariots

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golden age

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gupta dynasty,started by chandragupta

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communal farming

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no land ownership,work the land as a community

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cow

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unit of trade

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caste system

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social class system priest top untouchables low

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hinduism

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brought by the aryans in ancient india no holy book but a collection of beliefs called the vedas has over 33,000 gods but the three main ones were brahma the creator vishnu the preserver and the shiva the destroyer

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great wall

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longest cemetery ,built as two stone walls , seen from space

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terra cotta warriors

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70,000 men worked and it took 36 years,contains over 6000 life sized warriors placed in battle formation

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empress wu

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first and only female to rule in china and first brought to emperor to be part of his harem,cruel person,reduced taxes and silk production

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mandate of heaven

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orders from spirits on how government rules

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silk road

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trade route linking the east and west

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filial piety

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respect for elders

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oracle bones

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heated until they crack to find answers from gods animal bones

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loess

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silt

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buddhism

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founded by siddhartha guatama (buddha) enlightened one and nirvana and tripitaka not worshipping any gods

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confucianism

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founded by confucius no gods more of philosophy teachings recorded in analects which are taught to be polite and respect elders and laws

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legalism

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founded by hanfeizi no gods strict laws and punishments

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taoism

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founded by laozi no gods the dao is the way believe live in harmony with nature yin and yang good and evil

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