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60 Cards in this Set
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Indus river
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It empties in to the Arabian sea
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Ganges River
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River in northern India runs south of the himalayas
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Monsoons
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Strong wid that blows one direction
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Subcontinent
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Large landmass taht is part of a continent but distint
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Himalayas
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Highest mountain range in the world
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Hinduism
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Reliogion of india that stresses one should contect with life
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Caste System
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Social System in which people are classified
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Reincarnation
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Belif in people consisting of lifes cycle and be re-born
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Darhma
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LAws and duties that guide behaviro in the caste system
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Buddhism
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religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches imortant things in life
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Monk
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A man who devotes his life to a religious group
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Karma
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End result of a person's good and bad act's which determine his/her rebirth
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Four noble truths
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principles that ruler life and promise to end suffering
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Eightfold Path
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BAsic rules of behavior
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Middle way
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Way of life no distinc path way
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Siddhartha Guatama
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Know as budda started buddhism
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Sandskirt
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writen language devloped by aryans
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Guru
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religious teacher and spiritual guide
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nirvana
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state of wisdom and freedom
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theocracy
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Government ruled by religious leders
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dynasty
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long line of rulers from one family
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Stupas
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buddhist shrine shaped like a mound
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pilgrim
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person who travles for religious reasons
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Aryans
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peole from central/south asia who conquered the harrapins
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Brahman
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in hinduism the main spirit
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Peninsula
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body of land surounded by water
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colonies
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settlement of new territory that keeps close ties wuth the home land
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polis
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early greek city state made up of a city surounding by a big contrey
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arcopolis
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a large hill where pelole sought shelter and saftey
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agora
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open area served as a market place
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jury
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group of people chosen to hear evendance and deside the case
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citizen
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person with rights abd responsibility
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assembly
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lawmaking body of government
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tyrant
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person who takes power by force unfair leader
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oligarchy
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few people hold power
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Democracy
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government in which all people can run for power
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monarchy
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government ruled by king or queen
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city-state
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independant state made up of many citys
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sparta
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largest anicent greece city-states
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athens
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city-state in anicent greece which developed into a democracy
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helots
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basicly a slave from war
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persia
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area which is now south west Iran
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satrapies
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20 states into what darius divided in to the persian empire
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satrap
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official who ruled persian empire under darius
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Zoroastrianism
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the persian religioun taught humans freedom
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Direct democracy
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system of governme in which all people have power
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reprisenitive deamocracy
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system of government which people elect a leader
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Pericles
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great athenian general and stated mann
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Myths
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tranditional story describing god or heros
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Mount Olypus
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Highest mountain greece in greek myths is is said thats where gods live
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oracle
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sacred shrine where a priestes spoke gods and godeses
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Delphi
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anicent greek city-state telmple of Apollo
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epics
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long peom that tells about legendary heroics
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homer
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greek poet
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Aesop
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greek slave knowen for his fables
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fable
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short tale to teach a lesson
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drama
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story told by actors
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tradgedy
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form of drama in which in a person struggles
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comedy
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form of drama which story has a happy ending
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Euripides
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greek play writher
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