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17 Cards in this Set
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Monsoons
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Winds that mark the seasons in India, generally from Novermber until the following March. They blow from north and northeast.
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Citadel
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Strong central fortress of a city.
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Raja
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Prince who ruled an Indo-Aryon city-state
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Indo-Aryans
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Indo-European tribes who moved in slow waves into India in about 1750 B.C.
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Vedas
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Great literature of the Indo-Aryon religion
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Sanskirt
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Indo-Aryan language
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Vedic Age
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Period of India's history from 1500 B.C. to 1000 B.C.
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Brahmins
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Special priests of the Indo-Aryan society who knew the proper forms and rules of their complicated religious rituals
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epics
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Long poems based on historical of religious themes
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castle system
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Complex form of social orgenization that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration
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varnas
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Social classes in Indian society
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monism
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Belief in the unity of God and creation
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maya
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One of the most advanced early
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reincarnation
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nirvana
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polytheistic
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Upanishads
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