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26 Cards in this Set
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Monsoon |
A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons |
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Great Bath |
Architectural structure in Mohenjo-Daro, it was probably used for ritual bathing or other religious purposes. |
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Caste |
A rigid and hereditary social class |
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Sanskrit |
The most important language of ancient India, holy language |
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Karma |
The consequence of good or bad action |
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Reincarnation |
The belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form. |
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Himalaya Mountains |
A mountain range in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain peak. |
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Harappa |
The first civilization of India that arose along the indus river; characterized by sophisticated city planning |
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Aryans |
Nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled. |
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Vedas |
A Hindu holy book which is a collection of Aryan hymns written in Sanskrit. |
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Four Noble Truths |
As taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism. |
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Eightfold Path |
As taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana. |
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Raja |
prince who led an Aryan tribe in India |
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Varnas |
The strict caste system that the Aryans brought with them to the Indus Valley. |
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Dharma |
In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties |
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Loess |
A light, fertile soil from the Yellow River |
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Silk Road |
A network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea |
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Ancestor Worship |
Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead |
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Oracle Bones |
A shell or bone used to communicate with ancestors and predict the future |
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Mandate of Heaven |
A political theory of ancient China in which the family (dynasty) in power was given the right to rule from a divine source |
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Pictograph |
A picture or drawing representing an object |
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Filial Piety |
The duty of all young people to show respect for parents / elders |
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Five Relationships |
Confucian philosophy about social order where everyone has a place and respect is paid to elders, parents, and the government. |
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Tao |
The Way |
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Ideograph |
A character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea |
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Yin and Yang |
Taoist idea of balance, unity in opposites. |