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Chapter 23 Vocabulary Terms
Vocabulary terms for chapter 23
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02/02/2011

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Primary
Definition
Main or most important
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ongoing
Definition
In progress
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Sitar
Definition
Long-necked instrument with seven strings on the outside and ten inside the neck that provides Indian music with a distinctive sound.
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Status
Definition
Position or rank in relation to others
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Reincarnation
Definition
Belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body
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Varna
Definition
One of the four broad classes of human society under Hinduism.
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Sari
Definition
Traditional clothing for women in India; a long rectangular piece of cloth that can be draped around the body in several different ways.
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Nirvana
Definition
State of perfect peace and an end to the cycle of rebirth; the goal of following the Eightfold Path in Buddhism.
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Karma
Definition
Belief in Hinduism that one's actions in past lives determine the spiritual level into which one is reborn.
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Dzong
Definition
Buddhist center of prayer and study
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Contemporary
Definition
Of the present time, modern
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Caste
Definition
Social class a person is born into and cannot change
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Dharma
Definition
Duty in Hinduism
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Consequence
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Result
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Civil Disobedience
Definition
Use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws
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Capable
Definition
Able to do one's job well
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Boycott
Definition
To refuse to buy items from a particular country
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