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14 Cards in this Set
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family members subordinate needsand desires to those of the male head of the family
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filial piety
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government in power
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regime
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the duty a person has to fufill the obligations of his or her position in life
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dharma
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leaders of the aryan tribe
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rajas
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rigid social categories determining occupation, economic potential, and position in society
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caste system
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practice of honoring the souls of the dead in the belief that they could bring good or evil fortune to living family members
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veneration of ancestors
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hindu belief that the number of good and bad deeds in a person's life determines his or her fate in the next life
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karma
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the souls "rebirth" into this world in both hinduism and buddhism
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reincarnation
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inspectors who checked on government officials
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censorate
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practiced self denial to achieve understanding or ultimate reality
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ascetics
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ultimate goal of existence in buddhism; freedom from the cycle of rebirth
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nirvana
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picture symbols forming a picture of an object
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pictograph
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oldest male holds legal authority over entire family
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patriarchal
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upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed one generation to another
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aristocracy
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