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| Buddhist belief: a state of wisdom that occurs when a person gives up all desires |
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| empire of India's golden age of learning and culture - 600 AD |
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| Buddhist belief: the consequences of how a person lives his or her life |
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| "untouchables," who do work Indians consider unclean |
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| India's first settlements were here |
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| written language developed by the Aryans around 1500 BC |
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| ancient hymns and prayers of India for religious ceremonies |
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| ancient hymns and prayers of India for religious ceremonies |
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| form of government in which religious leaders head the government |
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| includes the idea the that life is full of suffering |
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| greatest king of the Mauryan Empire 250 BC; He rejected violence and embraced Buddhism. |
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| social group that determines a person's job and marriage; used by the Aryans to stay in control; rejected by Buddhism |
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| teachers for boys of upper class families in ancient India |
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| Aryan leader or prince of a tribe |
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| river that empties into the Arabian Sea |
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| Hindu belief that people pass through many lives |
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| river that flows into the Indian Ocean |
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| strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite in summer; In winter, it bring cold dry air from the mountains and in the summer, warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea. |
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| India's earliest civilization in the Indus River Valley; 3000 BC to 1500 BC |
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| in Hinduism: universal spirit of which all gods and goddesses are a part |
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| third largest religion in the world today |
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| founder of India's first empire 321 BC |
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