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19 Cards in this Set
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Subcontinent
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A large landmass that is connected to a continent.
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Himalaya
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The wold's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent.
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Indus Plain
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A vast expanse of fertile land, covering about 200,000 square miles.
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Citadel
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A wall fort that protects a city.
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Harappa
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A city of the ancient Harappan civilization 2,500-1,600 B.C., located in the Indus Valley of South Asia.
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Mohenjo-Daro
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A city of the ancient Harappan civilization, located in the Indus Valley.
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Hindu Kush
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Mountain range in central Asia that creates the northwestern border of the Indian subcontinent.
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Hinduism
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The religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the ancient Aryan peoples.
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Vedas
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In Hinduism, the ancient books of sacred songs on which much of its religious beliefs are based.
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Caste System
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The social system in Hindu society in which a person's place is determined by the rank of the family into which he or she is born.
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Reincarnation
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A Hindu belief that people move in a constant cycle life, death, and rebirth.
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Dharma
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In Hinduism, the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member.
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Monk
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A man who devotes his life to a religious group, often giving up all he owns.
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Karma
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In Hinduismand Bubbism, the end result of all of a person's good and bad acts, which determines his or her rebirth.
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Four Noble Truths
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In Buddism the principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering.
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Eightfold Path
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In Biddism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering.
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Middle Way
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In Buddism, a way of life, neither too strict nor too easy that results from following the Eightfold path.
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Buddism
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A religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.
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Tribute
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A tax, often in the form of crops, paid by one ruler to another, usually to ensure peace or protection.
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