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20 Cards in this Set
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large landmass similar to, but smaller than a continent
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subcontinent |
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Mountain range north of India |
Hindu Kush |
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Mountain range in the north of India |
Himalayas |
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a city built by a design |
planned city |
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seasonal wind |
monsoon |
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ancient culture that developed in the Indus River Valley |
Harappan civilization |
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a social class based on jobs created by Aryans |
caste |
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the main religion in India |
Hinduism |
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belief that each person has many lives |
reincarnation |
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belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life |
karma |
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Indo-European people who moved into India about 1500 B.C.
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Aryans |
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early Aryan religion
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Brahmanism |
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nonviolence
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ahimsa |
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religion based on teachings of Buddha |
Buddhism |
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man who became known as the Buddha |
Siddhartha Gautama |
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Buddhist concept of a state of being where suffering ends
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nirvana |
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Ruled India during the Golden Age |
Guptas |
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leader who used nonviolence to oppose the British rule of India |
Gandhi |
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numerals 1-9 which originated in India |
Hindu-Arabic numerals
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Was influenced by Gandhi and led nonviolent protests in the US
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Martin Luther King, Jr. |
