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28 Cards in this Set
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INDUS RIVER
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RIVER IN INDIA
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GANGES RIVER
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RIVER IN INDIA
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ARYANS
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AKA INDO-EUROPEANS, NOMADIC PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL EURASIA WHO CONQUERED THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY ABOUT 1500BC.
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SANSKRIT
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ANCIENT INDIAN LANGUAGE
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RAJA
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ARYAN PRINCE
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YOGA
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THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OR DISCIPLINES WHICH ORIGINATED IN ANCIENT INDIA WITH A VIEW TO ATTAIN A STATE OF PERMANENT PEACE.
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MONSOONS
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SEASONAL WINDS
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CASTE SYSTEM
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A SOCIAL SYSTEM RANKING THAT YOU ARE BORN INTO AND CANNOT CHANGE
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HINDUISM
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THIRD BIGGEST RELIGION IN THE WORLD, PRIMARILY PRACTICED IN INDIA.
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REINCARNATION
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THE BELIEF IN THE REBIRTH OF THE SOUL IN ANOTHER BODY AFTER DEATH
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HARAPPA
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ONE OF THE LARGE CITIES OF THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION
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ATMAN
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ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL SELF (SOUL)
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KARMA
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ALL YOUR ACTIONS IN THIS LIFE AND HOW THEY AFFECT YOUR NEXT LIFE.
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MOHENJO-DARO
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ONE OF THE LARGE CITIES OF THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION
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DHARMA
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RELIGIOUS DUTIES
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ORACLE BONE
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A BONE OR TORTOISE SHELL USED FOR PREDICTING THE FUTURE IN ANCIENT CHINA
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HUANGE HE
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RIVER IN CHINA
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YANGTZE
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RIVER IN CHINA
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XIA DYNASTY
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FIRST DYNASTY OF ANCIENT CHINA
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SHANG DYNASTY
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SECOND DYNASTY OF ANCIENT CHINA. RULED BY CLANS, INVENTED CHINESE WRITING
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ZHOU (CHOU) DYNASTY
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THIRD DYNASTY OF ANCIENT CHINA, RULED BY FEUDALISM, INVENTED THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN
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DYNASTIC CYCLE
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THE RISE AND FALL OF RULING FAMILIES IN CHINA
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WARRING STATES PERIOD
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HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF CHAOS AND INSTABILITY AS DIFFERENT STATES TRIED TO WIN CONTROL OF CHINA.
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QIN (CHIN) DYNASTY
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THE FOURTH DYNASTY OF ANCIENT CHINA AND THE FIRST EMPEROR OF ALL OF CHINA
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HAN DYNASTY
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THE FIFTH DYNASTY OF ANCIENT CHINA, EXPANDED CHINA AND STARTED TRADE NETWORKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. (SILK ROAD)
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ARISTOCRACY
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RULING UPPER CLASS WHOSE WEALTH IS BASED ON LAND
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MANDATE OF HEAVEN
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THE IDEA THAT THE RULING DYNASTY IN CHINA HAS THE BACKING OF THE GODS, WHICH COULD BE WITHDRAWN.
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QIN (CHIN) SHIHUANGDI (CHIN)
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THE TITLE OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA, WHICH MEANS "THE SON OF HEAVEN"
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