Ancient India And China

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Monsoon

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A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons

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Great Bath

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Architectural structure in Mohenjo-Daro, it was probably used for ritual bathing or other religious purposes.

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Caste

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A rigid and hereditary social class

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Sanskrit

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The most important language of ancient India, holy language

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Karma

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The consequence of good or bad action

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Reincarnation

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The belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.

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Himalaya Mountains

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A mountain range in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain peak.

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Harappa

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The first civilization of India that arose along the indus river; characterized by sophisticated city planning

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Aryans

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Nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled.

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Vedas

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A Hindu holy book which is a collection of Aryan hymns written in Sanskrit.

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Four Noble Truths

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As taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism.

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Eightfold Path

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As taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana.

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Raja

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prince who led an Aryan tribe in India

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Varnas

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The strict caste system that the Aryans brought with them to the Indus Valley.

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Dharma

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In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

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Loess

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A light, fertile soil from the Yellow River

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Silk Road

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A network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea

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Ancestor Worship

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Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead

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Oracle Bones

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A shell or bone used to communicate with ancestors and predict the future

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Mandate of Heaven

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A political theory of ancient China in which the family (dynasty) in power was given the right to rule from a divine source

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Pictograph

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A picture or drawing representing an object

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Filial Piety

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The duty of all young people to show respect for parents / elders

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Five Relationships

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Confucian philosophy about social order where everyone has a place and respect is paid to elders, parents, and the government.

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Tao

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The Way

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Ideograph

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A character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea

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Yin and Yang

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Taoist idea of balance, unity in opposites.