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41 Cards in this Set
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Himalayas |
Mountain in India Highest and Youngest in the world Gives India its mild climate |
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Ganges |
River in India Creates rich farm land It forms a delta |
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Thar |
"Great Indian Desert" Extreme temperatures (up and down)
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Monsoon |
Tropical 80% of Indias rainfall Seasonal winds |
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4 Countries that surround India |
Pakistan Afghanistan Nepal Sri Lanka |
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Mt. Everest |
Highest mountain peak in the world In the Himalayas 29,035 ft |
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Indus |
Another River In Pakistan |
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Hinduism |
Main religion of India (closed) No founder No formal churches |
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Ultimate goal is to achieve_______ |
Moksha |
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Moksha |
Perfect understanding of all things Liberation from cycle of reincarnation |
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Reincarnation |
Soul is reborn into a new being Based off of karma |
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Karma |
Good karma > become highest form of being
Bad Karma > become lower firm of being |
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Thar |
"Great Indian Desert" 4% of annual rain fall |
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Varna |
Social group A caste |
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What did castes determine? |
Jobs Friends Marriage |
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Brahmins |
1st caste Jobs - priests and teachers |
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Kshatriyas |
2nd caste Jobs - warriors and government officials Aggressive & powerful |
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Vaishya |
3rd caste Common people Jobs - merchants, artisans, cultivators, businessman Controlled economy |
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Sudra |
Lowest caste Manual labor No education |
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Untouchables |
Aka Dalits Below caste system Not allowed to live in city Jobs - scavenging, street sweeping, emptying toilets, etc |
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Caste System |
Social hierarchy brought by Aryans |
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Buddhism |
More of a philosophy then religion Created by Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Founded Buddhism Lived 80 years (563bc - 483 bc) Born in Nepal Rejected luxurious life
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3 important walks |
Encountered an aged man suffering Encountered a sick man suffering Encountered a corpse |
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Siddhartha wanted to find what? |
A solution to suffering |
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Buddha |
Enlightened one |
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What was Siddharthas goal? |
To reform Hinduism and get rid of the caste system |
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Monotheistic |
Religion with one God |
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Four noble truths |
1. Suffering - life is suffering 2. Craving - causes suffering 3. Nirvana - end of suffering 4. 8 fold path - leads to nirvana |
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Nirvana |
The condition of wanting nothing The end of suffering Obtaining it was beating our own ignorance |
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Dogma |
Set of rules |
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Subcontinent |
A large, distinguishable part of a continent |
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Polytheistic |
Religion with many gods |
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Henotheistic |
Both polytheistic and monotheistic |
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Brahman |
The one surprise spirit Without form or quality |
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Brahma |
Creator |
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Vishnu |
Preserver |
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Shiva |
Destroyer |
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Vedas |
Hindu book with songs and hymns |
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Dharma |
One's duty Divine Law Based off of Caste |
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8 fold path |
1. Right View 2. Right Intention 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration |
