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Hinduism
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Dominant religion of india. Basesd around reincarnation and karma.
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Varna
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Meant "color" in india, this was the class you were put into. There were 4 classes
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Caste System
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Social system in india that kept groups separate.
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Buddhism
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Grew out of hinduism. Believed that a person could get out of being reinarnated.
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Founder of buddhism.
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Mauryan Empire
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first major empire to unite India, founded by Chandragupta.
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Ashoka
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Important Mauryan emperor, attempted to make buddhism the official religion of India.
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Gupta Empire
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United India for 200+ years, smaller empire than the one prior.
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4 Nble Truths
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Basic teachings of buddhism, centered around eliminating suffering and achieving enlightenmint.
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Ascentism
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Living a withdrawn life where you eat a special diet, practice yoga, and meditate in an attempt to escape reincarnation.
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Nirvana
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Buddhist belief in the escape from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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Vedic Age
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Era before Hinduism, based around the religion of the Aryans.
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Indo - Europeans
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A pastoral group that migrated into India and came into contact with the natives of india.
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Dravidian Language
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The language spoken by the native indians.
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Dasa
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Native indians that had darker skin than the Aryans, they spoke Dravidian and were pushed into the south.
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Jati
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Inherited occupational groups that were part of the castle system.
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Reincarnation:
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Basic Hindu belief in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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Karma:
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Belief that one's station in the next life is determined by one's actions in this life and previous lives.
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Brahmin:
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Top level of the caste system, these were priests who memorized the rituals and prayers of Hinduism.
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Yoga:
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Spiratual and mental discipline.
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Moksha:
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Hindu term for the liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
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Jainism:
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Religion which practiced non-violence to all living things, some went in to banking and trade to avoid killing living things.
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Sati:
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Indian practice of windows joining their dead husband on th funeral pyre.
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Chandragupta:
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Founder of the Mauryan Empire.
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Theater-State:
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A govt. that redistributes luxury goods and used elaborate ceremonies to impress dependents.
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