India Flashcards

(16 cards)

1
Q

a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent

A

subcontinet

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2
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seasonal winds

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monsoonss

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3
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massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granery a place they stored grain

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citadel

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4
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abandoned ainchent cities along the Indus river very advanced with a strong government

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harrapa and mohenjo daro

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5
Q

India’s writing

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sanskrit

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6
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sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

A

vedas

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7
Q

social class

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castes

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8
Q

a polytheistic religion but also believes there is one universal spirt know as brahma

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hinduism

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9
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a responsibility to fulfill ones duty in your caste

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dharma

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10
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the universal understanding that what goes around comes around

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karma

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11
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the first buddha

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siddhartha guatama

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12
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the idea that a persons actions have consequences which can return to them in the next life

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reincarnation

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13
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Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering

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nirvana

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14
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a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, who discovered a way to stop suffering in life by following the Eightfold Path and reaching Nirvana

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Buddhism

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15
Q

the first Indian emporer who unified india

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Chandra Gupta maurya

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16
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first emporer to become buddist