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29 Cards in this Set
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seasonal wind patterns that bring heavy rains and winds
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monsoon
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first writing system made by the Aryans
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sanskrit
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set of rigid categories that determined a person's place in society
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Caste System
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major religion that the aryan's made
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Hinduism
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force generated by person's actions that determines how that person will be reborn
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Karma
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requires all people to do their duty to society
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dharma
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method of Hinduism to make yourself one w/ god
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yoga
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ultimate reality, end of self
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Nirvana
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religious doctrine introduced by Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddhism
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route b/w rome and china for trade
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shilk road
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claim by Zhou that they were direct link to heaven
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Mandate of Heavan
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key to proper behavior
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Dao
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duty of family members to the male head
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Filial Piety
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system of ideas intended to restore order
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confucianism
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will of heaven is best followed through inaction
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daoism
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humans are evil by nature, can be corrected by harsh laws
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Legalism
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made sure government were doing their jobs
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censorate
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founder of Han Dynasty
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Liu Bang
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The first Qin Ruler
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Qin Shihuangdi
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Yellow River
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Huang He
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houses a relic of Buddha
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Stupa
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longest poem in written history
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Mahabharata
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has 8 steps, Middle Path
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Eightfold Path
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siddhartha gautama created..he wuz known as the "englightened one"
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Buddha
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women threw themselves on their husbands funeral pyre
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ritual of suttee
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provides rooms to house monks
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rock chamber
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group of Indo-European nomadic peoples who moved to India
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Aryan
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greates ruler in the history of India
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Asoka
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Expanded the Gupta Empire
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Samudragupta
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