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India China Vocab
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9th Grade
02/26/2014

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Himalaya
Definition
highest mountains in world, to north
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Indus River
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to west, dry plateau, forms backbone of Pakistan
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Monsoon
Definition
seasonal wind pattern in Southern Asia
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Harrappa
Definition
Advance civilization, 35,000 inhabitants
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Mohenjo Daro
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Advance civilization, 40,000 inhabitants
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Persian Gulf
Definition
most goods went over here
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Aryans
Definition
Conquered orginal Indians
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Sanskrit
Definition
an Indo-European language
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varnas
Definition
each social division
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caste
Definition
A way of ranking people socially, rigid
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Hinduism
Definition
Religion closely intertwined with caste, reincarnation and karma are important
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yoga
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A method of achieving union with Brahman
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Reincarnation
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belief that individual soul is reborn after death into differnt form
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Karma
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force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn
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Dharma
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Divine law
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Buddhism
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religion like hinduism
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Siddhartha Gautama
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founder of Buddhism
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Bodhi
Definition
wisdom
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Nirvana
Definition
reunion with the Great World Soul
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Arthasatra
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poltical text written by a Mauryan court official
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Asoka
Definition
Nice ruler of India at the peak
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Conversion
Definition
to change
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