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Social Studies
6th Grade
04/30/2015
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New Delhi
 Definition
The capital of India
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Indus and Ganges
 Definition
2 rivers in India
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Himalayas
 Definition
Largest mountain range
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Mt. Everest
 Definition
Largest mountain
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Monsoons
 Definition
Strong winds
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Arabian Sea
 Definition
Body of water to the west
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Bay of Bengal
 Definition
Body of water to the east
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Indian Ocean
 Definition
Body of water to the south
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Subcontinent
 Definition
Part of a continent
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Taj Mahal
 Definition
Mausoleum (tomb) for Shah Jahan
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Hindu Kush
 Definition
Mountains the Aryans came through
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Thar
 Definition
Name of the desert
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Deccan
 Definition
Name of the plateau in southern India
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Punjab
 Definition
Wheat growing region
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Mohenjo-Daro
 Definition
Well built city on platforms
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Sanskrit
 Definition
language
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caste system
 Definition
unchanging groups in a society
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untouchables
 Definition
outcasts - did not belong to organized society
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Hinduism
 Definition
Main Religion
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Reincarnation
 Definition
When the soul returns to life after death
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Karma
 Definition
Decides what caste system someone is reincarnated into
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Siddhartha Guatama
 Definition
Who started Buddhism
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Asoka
 Definition
Who spread Buddhism
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Hindu Arabic Numerals
 Definition
Basis of our numeral system
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Aryabhata
 Definition
Name of the astronomer
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Ayurvedic
 Definition
Name of the medical text
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Vedas
 Definition
Earliest religious text
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Bhagavad Gita
 Definition
Another religious test, easier to read
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Maurya Empire
 Definition
Empire that unified India
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Gupta Empire
 Definition
Golden Age
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Gandhi
 Definition
Peaceful protester that fought for equal rights
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Ganges
 Definition
Sacred or holy river
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Indus
 Definition
River where they settled
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4 noble truths
 Definition
Buddhist ideas to understand and overcome suffering
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8 fold path
 Definition
8 steps of Buddhism that teaches the right thing to do
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Indian Achievemnts
 Definition
Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine, and Metallurgy
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dynasty
 Definition
Series of rulers from the same family
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