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41 Cards in this Set
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indus river
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river thats is in the arabian sea
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ganges river
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a river in north india
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monsoon
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strong winds that blow
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subcontinent
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large land mass that is part of a continent
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himalayas
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highst mountian on earth
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hinduism
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this is a india religion
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caste system
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a social system in which a person is determend by the rank of the family
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reincarnation
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being reborn agian
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dharma
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laws and duites in a socity
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buddism
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a religion found by siddarth guatama
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monk
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a man who devotes his life to reach peace
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karma
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a end resualt of a person good
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four nobles truths
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princpales that rule life
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eight fold path
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basic rule of behavior
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middile way of life
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nither too strict or easy
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siddarth gautama
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it is buddah
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sanskirt
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a writen laungage
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guru
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religion teachers and a spirtal guid
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nirvana
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state of wisdome and freedome of the cycle
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theocracy
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govener ruled by religious leaders
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dynasty
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long line of rulers
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stupas
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buddhist shrine shaped like a mound dome
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pilgrim
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person who travels for religion
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aryans
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people from central asia who conquered harapads
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braham
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in hinduism universeal spirts from which all gods and goddess are diffrent
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peninsula
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body of land surronded by water
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colonies
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settlement in a new territory
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polis
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early greek city state made up of a city
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acropolis
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large hill where people sought shelter
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agora
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open area that severed as a market place
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jury
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a group of citazens cho9sen tpo be herd by the law
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citzen
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person who has rights in the city
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assembly
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lawmaking body of government
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tryant
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person who takes power by force
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oligarchy
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government in which a few take power
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democracy
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government in which all citezens share in the running
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monarchy
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government is ruled by a king
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city state
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independent state made up of a city and surronded by land
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sparta
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a greek city
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athens
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a early greek city who developed democracy
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helots
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person who conqerd spartas
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