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caste
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A system in which a person's position in society is determined by his or her birth into a particular social class
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Hinduism
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A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation
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reincarnation
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The belief that the soul lives on after death and returns to life in a new body
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Sanskrit
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A language of India, first spoken by the ancient Aryans
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enlightenment
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A complete understanding of the truth
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Jainism
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A belief that every living being has a soul and a temporary physical body
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nonviolence
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A peaceful way to bring about change
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nirvana
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In Buddhism, the escape from the cycle of rebirth; a feeling of happiness, peace, and complete understanding
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Buddhism
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An ancient religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha
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rajah
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An Indian prince
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turning point
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A single event that causes important or dramatic change
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edict
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A command or decree
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missionary
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A person sent somewhere else to teach about a religion
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fresco
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A picture painted on wet plaster
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peasant
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A poor person who lives on and farms the land
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feudalism
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A political system of exchanging land for loyalty and protection
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philosopher
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A person who studies the meaning of life; a thinker
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filial piety
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Fulfilling one's duy to one's parents by being respectful to them
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Confucianism
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The ideas of the Chinese philosopher Confusius, which became a guide for the way people live
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Legalism
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Chinese teachings that say that people obey their rulers out of fear, not out of respect
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civil service
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The part of a bureaucracy that oversees the day-to-day business of running a government
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Daoism
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A philosophy that teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is.
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Silk Road
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An overland trade route that linked China with Europe
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telescoping time line
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On a time line, a blown-up section that gives a closer view of one time period
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