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35 Cards in this Set
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Indus River
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river that empties into the arabian sea
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Ganges River
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a river in the northern india that runs south of the himalys and into the indian ocean
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monsoons
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A strong wind that blows in different deraction in the summer and winter
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subcontinent
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a large land mass that is part of a contient
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Himalayas
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highest mountain in the worl is there
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Hinduism
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A Religon in india that say u should focus on your life
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caste system
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social system in which a persons is determand by the rank of his/her family
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reincarnation
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the belief in a life cycle
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dharma
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law and duties that guide you in your life
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budisum
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a relgoin founded by siddarth gautman
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Monk
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man who ddevotes his life to a religon
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karma
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end result of a persons good and bad acts
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Four noble truths
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the prinsbles that rule life and stop suffering
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Eightfold path
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basic rules of behavoir abd to end suffering
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middle way
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way of life neither to strict nor to easy
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siddartha
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known as the buddha
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sanskrit
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written languge devolped by aryans
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guru
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religous teacher and spirtural guide
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nirvana
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state of wisdom and freedom
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theocracy
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goverment ruled by religous 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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buddhist shrine shapped like a dome
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pilgrim
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person who travels fro religous reasons
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aryans
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`people from central asia who conqueerd harapans
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brahman
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the hinduism unvesle sprit
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Peninsula
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body on water with water on 3 sides
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colonies
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setlements of a new territory that is like a homland
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polis
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an early greek city state made up of a city
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acropolis
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a place where people would hide during war times
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agora
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an open market place to gather
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jury
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a group of citizens that litsen to evedince then give it to the law
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citizen
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a person that has speacial rights
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assmbly
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lawmaking body of goverment made up by citizens
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tryant
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a person that takes power by fource and rules with absolut
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oligarchy
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a goverment that only has a few of head people that make the desisions
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