7Th Grade S.s Vocab

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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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river in northern India that runs south of the Himalayas and into the Indian Ocean

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MONSOONS

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strong winds that blows one direction in winter and the oppisite direction in the summer

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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

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CAST SYSTEM

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SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHITCH A PERSONS PLACE IS

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REINCARNATION

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belife that people move in constant cycle

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DHARMA

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laws an duties that guid the behavior of each cast member

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BUDDHISM

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religon founded by siddhartha whitch teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering

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MONK

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man who devotes his life to a religious group

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karma

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to end results of a person's good and bad acts

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four noble truths

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principles that rule life and promise an end to suffer

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eightfold path

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basic rules of behavior n belief

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miiddle way

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way of life

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siddhartha gautama

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the buddha

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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 teatcher and spiritual guide

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nirvana

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state of wisdom and freedom

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theocracy

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government 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 shaped like a mound or dome

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pilgrim

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person who travels for religous resons

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aryans

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people from central/south Asia who conquered Harappans

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brahman

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in Hinduism, universal spirit from which all gods/goddeses are different parts

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peninsula

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body of land with water on 3 sides

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colonies

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settelment in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

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polis

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early greek cith-state, made up of a city and the surrounding country side and run like an independant country

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acropolis

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large hill where people sought shelter and saftey in times of war

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agora

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open area that served as a marketplace abd meeting place

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jury

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group of citezens chossen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law

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citizen

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person with rights and responsibilites in his/her community

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assembely

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lawmaking body of governmaent

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tryant

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person who takes power by force and rules with absolut power

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oligarchy

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government in which a few elite people rule

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demorcracy

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government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

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monarchy

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government ruled by a king or queen

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city state

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independent state made up of a city

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sparta

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largest of the ancient greece city state

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athens

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city state in ancient greece which developed into a demorcacy

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helots

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person who was conqered and enslaved by the persian empire

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persia

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area which darius divded the persian empire

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satrapies

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20 states into the persian empire under darius