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26 Cards in this Set
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Covenant:
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a promise and agreement. The Israelites believed that God had made a covenant with Abraham.
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Siddhartha Gautama:
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a reformer who lived in the Himalayas. His teachings spread across Asia and became the core of Buddhism
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Caste System:
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A caste is a social group into which people are born and can rarely be changed. A caste system exists in Hinduism
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Ahimsa:
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a key moral principle of Hinduism. It means non-violence.
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three geographical features that aided in the isolation of China.
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To the west and southwest: brutal deserts and high mountains
To the southeast: thick rainforests to the north: forbidding desert |
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Covenant:
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a promise and agreement. The Israelites believed that God had made a covenant with Abraham.
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Caste System:
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A caste is a social group into which people are born and can rarely be changed. A caste system exists in Hinduism
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Ahimsa:
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a key moral principle of Hinduism. It means non-violence.
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three geographical features that aided in the isolation of China.
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To the west and southwest: brutal deserts and high mountains
To the southeast: thick rainforests to the north: forbidding desert |
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monotheistic
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refers to a religion with only one god
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Reincarnation
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soul in another
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kharma
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fate or luck of the draw. The concept that whatever you do (good or bad) will come back to you. For example, if you lie, you will be lied to.
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four noble truths
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all life is full of suffering pain and sorrow
the cause of suffering is want desire non virtue the only cure is to overcome nonvirtue and to follow the 8 fold path |
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the eightfold path
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right view right conduct
right aspiration right livelihood and right mindedness right contemplation |
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nirvana
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land of the Buddhist
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caste system ranking order
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Brahmin/priest highest
Kshatriyas, warriors and rulers (middle) Vaishyas--landowners and merchants Shudras--artisans and servants untouchables lowest |
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what role did the sacred texts play
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they reveal hindu beliefs and answer mystical questions related to hinduism
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moksha
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the ultimate goal of existence in hinduism it means union with brahman. To achieve this people needed to free themselves from selfish desires
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dharma
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the religious and moral duties of an individual. This helps individuals escape the wheel of fate in Hinduism
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what role did the sacred texts play
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they reveal hindu beliefs and answer mystical questions related to hinduism
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what role did the sacred texts play
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they reveal hindu beliefs and answer mystical questions related to hinduism
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moksha
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the ultimate goal of existence in hinduism it means union with brahman. To achieve this people needed to free themselves from selfish desires
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moksha
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the ultimate goal of existence in hinduism it means union with brahman. To achieve this people needed to free themselves from selfish desires
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dharma
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the religious and moral duties of an individual. This helps individuals escape the wheel of fate in Hinduism
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dharma
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the religious and moral duties of an individual. This helps individuals escape the wheel of fate in Hinduism
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