ancient india Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Sub Continent

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A large land mass that is apart from the rest of the continent

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River System

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A main river and all of the other rivers and streams drain into it

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Monsoons

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Seasonal winds

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Achievnts

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An advanced knowledge

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Ganary

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A special building used to hold again

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Citadel

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A fortified area

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Evidence

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information used to prove something

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Migrated

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to move from one region to another

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Veda

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A collection of tyms

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Caste

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A fixed social class into which a person is born

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Varnas

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Groupings based on ones skill

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Jati

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“Birth group”

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Status

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position in society

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Gurus

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Thinking people or teachers

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Issue

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Problem or subject to be discussed or decided

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Brahman

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The gods that one of the gods worshipped

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Reincarnation

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The rebirth of a soul in a new body

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Karma

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The effect of person’s actions In this and in previous lives

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Dharma

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A person’s duty or what is right

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Ahimsa

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Avoiding doing harm to any living thing

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Moksha

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Liberation from reincarnation

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Devote

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To set aside for a purpose

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Meditate

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Means to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject

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Enlightenment

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A state of perfect wisdom

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Consequences
Result of an action, effect
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Nirvanna
A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
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Monasteries
Religious communites
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Theravada Buddhism
Focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha
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Mahayana Buddhism
The other branch
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Widespread
Common, spread across a large area
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Ahimsa
Nonviolence to all life's
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Strategy
A long term plan for achieving a goal
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Province
A region with its own government
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Bureaucracy
A system of offices that carries out government rules and regulation
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Missions
Journey with purpose
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Subjects
People under his rule
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Eventually
After a long time
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Tolerance
A willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
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Stupas
Buddhist commemorative burial mounds