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26 Cards in this Set
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Indus River
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river that emties into the Arabian Sea
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Ganges River
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river in the northern India that runs south of the Himalayas and into the Indian Ocean
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Monsoons
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strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in the summer
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Subcontinent
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large landmass that is part of a contient but distinct from it
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Himalayas
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highest mountain in the world,in southern Asia
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Hinduism
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religion of India that stresses that one main fource connects all of life
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Caste System
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social sysyem in which a person's place is determined by the rank of the family into which (s)he is born
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reincarnation
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belief that people move in constant cycle of life,death, rebirth
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dharma
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laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member
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buddhism
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religion founded by Siddhartha Gautam which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peach and end suffering
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monk
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manwho devotes his life to a religious group
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karma
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end result of a person's good and bad acts, which determines his/her rebirth
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four noble truths
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principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering
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Eightfold Path
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basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering
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Middle Way
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way of life,neither too strict nor too easy
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Sidhartha Gautama
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known as the Budda( Enlighted One), started Buddism
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Sanskrit
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written language developed by the Aryans
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guru
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religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
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nirvana
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state of wisdom amd freedom from the cycle of rebirth
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theocracy
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goverment ruled by religious leaders
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dynasty
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long line of rulers from the same family
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Stupas
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buddhism shrine shaped like a mound or dome
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pilgram
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person who travles for religious reasons
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Aryans
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people from central/ south Asia who conqured harappans and developed the caste system and Sanskrit
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Brahman
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in Hinduism universal spirit from which all gods/goddesses are differnt parts
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Peninsula
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body of land with water on three sides (Michigan)
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