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| The two major cities of Harappan civilization |
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| Indo-European nomadic invaders who conquered India circa 1500 BCE |
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| Harappan civilization developed along this river system |
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| peasant caste, they are not considered twice-born |
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| Emperor who unified India and drove out the Greeks. He later became a devoted follower of Jainism. |
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| Hindu laws that govern behavior of all castes |
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| Indian political study composed by Mauryan court official, Kautilya, this work is sometimes compared to Machiavelli's The Prince. |
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| members of this lowest social class in India are given jobs such as handling dead bodies or collecting trash |
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| Indian priestly caste, they are considered twice-born |
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| Indian warrior caste, they are considered twice born |
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| Third ranked caste, usually viewed as merchant caste, they are considered twice-born |
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| the system of large, joint families |
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| Indian emperor who changed his personal values and governmental policies after his conversion to Buddhism |
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| Founding figure of Jainism |
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| set of commentaries of the Vedas |
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| Hindu concept that refers to the impact of one's actions in life on a later life after reincarnation |
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| Hindu cycle of birth, death, and rebirth |
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| Gautama said the way to avoid suffering was to end desire by following... |
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| The earliest of the Vedas |
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| collection of earliest Hindu hymns and ritual sacrifices |
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| longest of all epic poems that provides a discussion of ethics of dharma against the background of a power struggle between royal cousins |
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| places of Buddhist devotion, these round structures that house relics of the Buddha |
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