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Flashcards by msandovalbarrios, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Himalaya mts. | In the far north are the highest mountains in the world |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia. |
| Harappa | name of city in Ancient India where an advanced civilization existed for hundreds of years. Called the Harappan or Indus Civilization. |
| Aryans | The Aryans lived in tribal groups and had a strong warrior tradition. |
| Sanskrit | an Indo-European language |
| Varnas | social groups that ranked people from high to low. |
| caste 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 beliefs of the Aryan peoples who settled in India |
| yoga | a method of training designed to lead to such union |
| reincarnation | is the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different 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 | appeared in northern India and soon became a rival of Hinduism. |
| Siddhartha Gautama (sih-DAHR-tuh GOW-tuh-muh) Known the Buddha | Known as the Buddha, or "Enlightened One" |
| Nirvana | ultimate reality-the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul |
| 4 Noble Truths | The fourth noble truth is the path, or method, to the cessation of dukkha. |
| Eightfold Path (aka the Middle Path) | is one of the principal teachings of Śrāvakayāna. It is used to develop insight into the true nature of phenomena (or reality) and to eradicate greed, hatred, and delusion. |
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