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24 Cards in this Set
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Subcontinent
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A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
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Monsoons
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Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
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Sanskrit
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The most important language of ancient India
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Caste system
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Divided Indian society int groups based on a persons's birth, wealth or occupation.
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Hinduism
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Largest religion in India
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Reincarnation
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Process of rebirth where souls are born and reborn many times.
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Karma
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The effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul
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Jainism
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Based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira
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Nonviolence
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Avoidance of violent actions
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Sikhism
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Religion that has its roots in the teachings of the Guru Nanak
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Fasting
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Going without food
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Meditation
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The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
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The Buddha
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Means the enlightened one. Siddhartha Guatama.
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Buddhism
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Religion based on the teaching of the Buddha
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Nirvana
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State of perfect peace
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Missionaries
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People who work to spread their religious beliefs
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Candragupta Maurya
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Military leader in the 320s BC who seized control of northern India and founded the Mauryan Empire
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Asoka
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Cangragupta's grandson. The strongest of all Mauryan emperors. Extended Mauryan rule of most of India, eventually he converted to Buddhism.
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Chandra Gupta II
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Took the throne in 375AD. Continued to grow the empire eventually took over northern India.
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Metallurgy
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The science of working with metals
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Alloys
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Mixtures of two or more metals
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Hindu-Arabic numerals
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The numbers we use today. Created by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by the Arabs.
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Inoculation
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Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to heat build up defense to disease.
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Astronomy
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Study of stars and planets.
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