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10th Grade
10/31/2013

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Term
Deccan Plateau
Definition
central, triangular shaped plateau of India that is arid and scarcely populated.
a.Coastal Plains, b.Monsoons, c. Ganges, d.Deccan,
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Vedas
Definition
a collection of prayers, hymns and other religious teachings.
Term
South Asia
Definition
The Indus River Valley is located in:
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Brahmaputra
Indus
Ganges
Definition
Rivers in the northern plains of India
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Dharma
Definition
the religious and moral duties of an individual
Term
All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow.
Definition
What is the first step of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
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Winter Monsoons
Definition
Monsoons that blow from NORTHEAST - DRY
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Summer Monsoons
Definition
Monsoons that blow from SOUTHWEST - WET
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Indus River Civilization
Definition
1st civilization to cultivate cotton
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streets shaped on a grid
modern plumbing (sewer under ground)
weights and measures
Definition
Characteristics of the first civilization in Indus Valley
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Aryans
Definition
Nomads that came from Southern Russia
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Brahmins
Definition
Aryan priests
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Vaisyas
Definition
Aryan herders, farmers, and merchants
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Kshatriyas
Definition
Aryan warriors
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Sudras
Definition
Non-aryans group -farm workers and servants
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Castes
Definition
Social groups
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Rajahs
Definition
tribal CHIEFS that led Aryan tribes
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Sanskrit
Definition
first developed written language
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polytheistic
Definition
worshipped gods and goddesses that embodied natural forces
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Hinduism
Definition
polytheistic
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Brahma
Definition
the creator, All powerful.EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE IS PART OF HIM
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Vishnu
Definition
the preserver of Hindu gods
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Shiva
Definition
the destroyer
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Karma
Definition
all the ACTIONS in a persons life effect their fate
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Dharma
Definition
the religious and moral DUTIES of an individual
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Ahimsa
Definition
nonviolent
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Buddha
Definition
the enlightened one
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China
Definition
Chinese believed this was the center of the Earth
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Tein Shan Mountains and Himalaya Mountains and Desert
Definition
West and Southwest Barrier of China
Term
thick jungles
Definition
Barriers of the South and southwest that protected China
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Gobi Desert
Definition
Barriers to the North that protected China
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Pacific Ocean
Definition
Barriers to the East that protected China
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Huang He River Valley
Definition
Where Chinese history begins
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River of Sorrow
Definition
Huang He River Valley because of the misfortune and disaster that was brought by its flooding
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Yin
Definition
Earth, darkness and FEMALE
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Yang
Definition
Heaven, light, and MALE
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Confucianism
Definition
ethical and philosophical humanistic system, based on virtue, ethics, and moral responsibility to do good.
Term
Shang Dynasty
Definition
Dynasty where noble WOMEN held considerable status
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Qui Dynasty
Definition
Dynasty that began the building of the Great Wall of China
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Shi Huangdi
Definition
proclaimed himself to be the 1st Emperor
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Han Dynasty
Definition
Dynasty that is most advanced in technological and scientific civilization in the world
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Zhou Dynasty
Definition
Mandate of Heaven
Term
All life is full of suffering, pain and sorrow.
Definition
The first step of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
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