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Flashcards by kbravoverdugo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by kbravoverdugo
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| Question | Answer |
| Himalaya Mts. | a mountain range in South Asia and East Asia |
| Monsoon | a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. |
| Harappa | name of city in Ancient India where an advanced civilization existed for hundreds of years. called |
| Aryans | a group that moved south across the Hindu Kush mountain range into the plains of northern India. |
| Sanskrit | an Indo-European language |
| Varnas | social groups that ranked people from high to low |
| Caste system | a class structure that is determined by birth. |
| Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion |
| 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 | in the sixteen century B.C a new doctrine, call Buddhism, appeared in northern India and soon became a rival of Hinduism |
| Siddhartha Guatama | was the founder of Buddhism, known as the Buddha, or " Enlightened One." |
| Nirvana | a place or perfect peace and happiness, like heaven |
| 4 noble truth | comprise the essence of Buddha's teaching though they leave much left explained. |
| Eightfold path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced |
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