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Flashcards by dahernandezosorn, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by dahernandezosorn
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| Question | Answer |
| himalaya | the higest mountains in the world. |
| Indus River | valley a ; relatively dry plateau that forms the backbone of the modern state of pakistan. |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind pattern in south asia. |
| harappa | an advanced civilization flourished in these cities for hundred of years. |
| sanskrit | an indo-european language. |
| varnas | or social groups that ranked people from high to low. |
| caste | in this system every indian was believed to be born into a caste a social group defined by occupation and family lineage. |
| hinduism | had its origins in the religious belief of the aryan people who settled in india. |
| yoga | a method of training designed to lead to such union. |
| reincarnation | had appeared in hinduism.is the beliefe that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death. |
| karama | the force generated by person action that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life. |
| dharma | or the divine lwas. |
| buddhism | appeared in northern india and soon became a rival of hinduism. |
| siddhartha gautama | known as the buddha or enlightened one . |
| nirvana | or ultimate reality the end of the self |
| Asoka | is generally considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of india. |
| silk road | so called because silk was china's most valuable product. |
| vedas | which contain religious chants and stories. |
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