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| Question | Answer |
| Himalayas | the highest mountains in the world. llocated in south Asia |
| Monsoon | a seasonal wind pattern. |
| Aryans | a group that lived in tribal groups and had a strong warrior tradition. |
| Sanskrit | a Indo-European langauge. |
| Varnas | a social group that ranks people from high to low. |
| Caste System | a social group defined by occupation and family lineage. |
| Hinduism | religion of India that emphasizes freedom from the material world through purification of desires and elimination of personal identity. |
| Yoga | a method of training designed to lead to such union. |
| Reincarnation | the beleif that the individual soul is reborn in a diferent form after death. |
| Karma | the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life. |
| Dharma | the divine law |
| Buddhism | a doctrine founded Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha |
| Siddhartha Gautama | known as Buddha. Founded Buddhism. |
| Nirvana | the end of the self and reunion with the Great World Soul. |
| 4 Noble Truths | 1) Ordinary life is full of suffering 2) This suffering is caused by our desrire to satisfy ourselves. 2 of the truths. |
| Eightfold Path | the fourth of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths; the first element of the Noble Eightfold Path is, in turn, an understanding of the Four Noble Truths. |
| Harapa | name of city in ancient India where an advanced civilization existed. |
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