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| By what date made most nomads settled into agriculutral societies? |
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| social groups that were determined by birth |
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| What is the Hymn of Primeval man? |
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| the hymn from the Rig Veda, that explains when gods dismembered the cosmic giants, they created each varna from different parts of his body |
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| a system of social ranking |
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| What are people in the caste system ranked by? |
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| What were some changes in INdia after 1000 BCE? |
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| Use of iron, more land for agriculture, bigger population, coins, Upanishads, Jainism, |
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| Why was iron more useful than bronze or copper? |
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| it was better for clearing land |
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| When was the first use of coins? |
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| When were the Upanishads composed? |
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| What were the Upanishads? |
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| religious texts that claimed connections to Vedic traditions, karma, new gods |
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| About how many followers does Jainism have today? |
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| Who was the founder of Jainism? |
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| Mahavira, a wondering holy man |
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| What are the doctorines of Jainism like? |
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| ascteic abstinence from worldly plearsure with aim of pursuing religious or spiritual goals, no harm to living things |
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