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45 Cards in this Set
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VEDAS
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Religious texts of Hinduism
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Upanishads
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Help explain the Vedas
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Brahma/Vishnu/Shiva
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Creater God/Preserver God/Destroyer God
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Moksha
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freeing the soul from your body once you are dead, when you unite with Brahman
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Karma
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What do do affects your life
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Dharma
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Your duty or obligation in life
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Buddha's real name?
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Four Noble Truths
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1. Suffering is universal
2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. You must crush desire 4. Follow the eight-fold path |
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What were the 3 empires in India in chronological order?
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Maury, Gupta, Mhugal
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Anbar the Great
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Leader of Muhgal Empire
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What is the diff. between Hinduism and and Islam?
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Hinduism has no founder, but Islam has Mahammad.
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Fin- (stem)
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find
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Euthanasia
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act of ending life of individual because of terminal suffering
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Thanatopis
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meditation upon death
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Necromancy
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Communticating with spirits of the dead
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Paleolithic
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Relating to the Stone Age
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Penultimate
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Next to last
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Effusive/Effulgent
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gushy/shiny
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Eclectic
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selecting what appears to be best
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Eke
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to supplement with great effort
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What are the birth places of Indian civilization?
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Mohenjodero and Harappa
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What is the caste system? What is a synonym for it?
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Four classes/ranks in India. Varna is the same thing. Brahmans are on top.
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What is India also called and why?
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Subcontinent, b/c it is separated from the world and very large.
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What 7 countries does South Asia include?
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India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal
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Who is Akbar?
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A leader of India
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Who are dravidians?
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They may be descended from the Indus Valley People
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What is the Aryan written language?
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Sanskrit
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What is Islam and Hinduism combined?
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Jainism
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Atman
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An essential life
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reincarnation
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rebirth of soul in another life form
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Dharma
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Duties and obligations
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Nirvana
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condition of wanting nothing
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What did Indian civilization discover and use?
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Zero, Decimals, Fractions, and the size of the earth
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Purdah
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complete seclusion
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Shakti
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the creative power/energy that women have
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Sati
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When a women has to sacrifice herself when her husband dies
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What 2 mountain ranges are in South Asia, and what is the tallest?
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Himalayas (Mt. Evereast) Hindukush
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In "Night,"Night is described as what that has a sister named what?
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A goddess that has a sister named Twilight
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What is worse: Darkness or night?
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Darkness because there are no stars.
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According to "T. Upanishad," what is Brahma?
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Joy.
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We didn't discover Indians until the year...
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1920
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Hindu comes from what which means what?
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"Sindu" which means River
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"Ummmmmmmm" (meditaing)
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You are saying yes to the universe
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Who wrote the Rig Veda?
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A group of Aryans
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What was a big deal for the Indians becasue they didn't write?
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Memory
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