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42 Cards in this Set
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INDUS RIVER
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river that empties into the Arabian Sea
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GANGES RIVER
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river in northern India that runs south of the Himalayas and into the Indian Ocean
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MONSOONS
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strong winds that blows one direction in winter and the oppisite direction in the summer
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Himalayas
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highest mountain in the world, in southern Asia
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Hinduism
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religion of INDIA
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CAST SYSTEM
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SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHITCH A PERSONS PLACE IS
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REINCARNATION
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belife that people move in constant cycle
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DHARMA
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laws an duties that guid the behavior of each cast member
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BUDDHISM
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religon founded by siddhartha whitch teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering
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MONK
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man who devotes his life to a religious group
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karma
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to end results of a person's good and bad acts
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four noble truths
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principles that rule life and promise an end to suffer
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eightfold path
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basic rules of behavior n belief
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miiddle way
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way of life
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siddhartha gautama
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the buddha
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sanskrit
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written language developed by the aryans
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guru
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religious teatcher and spiritual guide
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nirvana
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state of wisdom and freedom
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theocracy
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government ruled by religous leaders
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dynasty
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long line of rulers from the same family
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stupas
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buddhist shrine shaped like a mound or dome
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pilgrim
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person who travels for religous resons
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aryans
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people from central/south Asia who conquered Harappans
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brahman
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in Hinduism, universal spirit from which all gods/goddeses are different parts
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peninsula
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body of land with water on 3 sides
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colonies
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settelment in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
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polis
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early greek cith-state, made up of a city and the surrounding country side and run like an independant country
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acropolis
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large hill where people sought shelter and saftey in times of war
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agora
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open area that served as a marketplace abd meeting place
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jury
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group of citezens chossen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law
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citizen
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person with rights and responsibilites in his/her community
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assembely
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lawmaking body of governmaent
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tryant
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person who takes power by force and rules with absolut power
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oligarchy
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government in which a few elite people rule
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demorcracy
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government in which all citizens share in the running of the government
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monarchy
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government ruled by a king or queen
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city state
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independent state made up of a city
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sparta
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largest of the ancient greece city state
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athens
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city state in ancient greece which developed into a demorcacy
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helots
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person who was conqered and enslaved by the persian empire
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persia
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area which darius divded the persian empire
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satrapies
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20 states into the persian empire under darius
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