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26 Cards in this Set
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Aryans |
Indus River Valley civilization from about 1500 B.C.E. |
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Ashoka the Great |
Leader of Mauryan Empire in 270 B.C.E |
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Brahman |
The life force, creator, and destroyer in Hinduism |
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Buddha |
Siddhartha Gautama after his enlightenment |
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Buddhism |
Ancient religion of India |
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Caste |
Rigid social group into which a person is born |
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Cyrus II |
Great leader and founder of the ancient Persian Empire |
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Eightfold Path |
Teachings of the Buddha to help achieve happiness |
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Enlightenment |
Buddhist state of little to no suffering |
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Four Noble Truths |
Basic understandings in Buddhism |
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Gupta Empire |
Indian Empire in south Asia from 280 C.E. to 550 C.E. |
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Harappa |
Ancient city found in the Indus River Valley |
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Hinduism |
Ancient religion still practiced by millions |
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Indus River Valley |
Location of ancient civilization in present-day India and Pakistan |
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Karma |
The consequences of a person's behavior |
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Mauryan Empire |
First Indian empire in South Asia |
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Meditation |
The practice of sitting quietly and clearing the mind of thought |
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Mohenjo-Daro |
Ancient city found in the Indus River Valley |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one god |
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Nomads |
People who have no permanent home |
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Reincarnation |
Belief that after death one is reborn into a new life |
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Sanskrit |
Ancient language which emerged in the Indus River Valley |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Given name of the Buddha |
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Untouchables |
In Hinduism, people so low they had no caste |
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Vedas |
Collected stores, poems, and songs of the Aryans |
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Zoroastrianism |
Monotheistic religion founded in ancient Persia |
