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SUBCONTINENT• A smaller part of a
continent• India
MONSOONS• Seasonal rains• Wet summers, dry winters
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ASIA• The continent India is found• East of Europe
HIMALAYAS• Tallest mountains in world• Separate India from the rest
of Asia
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MOHENJO DARO• Great Harappan city• Had indoor plumbing and
sewers
INDUS RIVER• Site of first great Indian
civilization• Flows through modern day
Pakistan
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BRAHMINS• Priests• Hindu religious leaders
KSHATRIYAS• Rulers and warriors• The Buddha belonged to
this caste
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VAISYAS• Farmers and traders• Not really “mean”
SUDRAS• Peasants• Largest caste in India
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CASTE SYSTEM• India’s social structure• Very strict “system”
UNTOUCHABLES• Outcasts of society• Had few legal rights
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HINDUISM• Largest religion in India
today• Word means “the river”
HINDU GODS• The creator• The destroyer• The preserver
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REINCARNATION• Process of birth and rebirth• Sacred cow
KARMA• Good or bad actions• What comes around, goes
around
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BUDDHISM• Founded by Prince
Siddartha• Teachings based on 4 Noble
Truths
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS• Buddhism’s basic beliefs• Follow the “middle ground”
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THE EIGHTFOLD PATH• The middle path• The Buddha believed
people should live according to this
MISSIONARIES• People that spread their
religious beliefs• 500 of Buddha’s followers
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SANSKRIT• Language of ancient India• Spoken, not written at first
METALLURGY• Science of working with
metals• People of ancient India
were expert metal workers
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INOCULATION• Injecting a small dose to
build up immunity• Commonly called “shots”
HINDU-ARABIC NUMERALS• Numbers we use today• 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
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ASTRONOMY• Study of stars• Use telescopes
NIRVANA• State of perfect peace• Buddhists want to achieve