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Intermediate India, Hinduism and Buddhism
Chapter 5 Lessons 1-4
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9th Grade
03/23/2016

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MONSOON
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SEASONAL WINDS IN INDIA
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INDUS RIVER VALLEY
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LOCATION AND NAME OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN INDIAN CIVILIZATION (LOCATED IN PAKISTAN TODAY)
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HARAPPA & MOHENJO-DARO
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INDUS RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION CITIES
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SUBCONTINENT
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A MAJOR SUBDIVISION OF A CONTINENT; A LARGE LANDMASS
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CITADEL
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A FORTRESS
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BRAHMINS
Definition
HINDU PRIESTS; THE HIGHEST CASTE OR VARNA
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SANSKRIT
Definition
INDO-ARYANS' WRITTEN LANGUAGE
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INDO-ARYANS
Definition
TRIBES FROM NORTH OF THE BLACK & CASPIAN SEAS WHICH MIGRATED INTO INDIA AROUND 1750BC
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VEDAS
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THE WORLD'S OLDEST RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURES; INDO-ARYANS RELIGIOUS LITERATURE
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BRAHMA
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ONE OF THREE MAIN HINDU GODS; THE CREATOR
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SHIVA (SIVA)
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ONE OF THREE MAIN HINDU GODS; THE DESTROYER
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VISHNU
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ONE OF THREE MAIN HINDU GODS; THE PRESERVER OR MAINTAINER
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SUMMER MONSOON
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IN INDIA, FROM JUNE-OCTOBER, WINDS COME FROM THE SOUTHWEST, BRINGING RAIN
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WINTER MONSOON
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IN INDIA, NOVEMBER-MARCH, WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST, BRINGING HOT, DRY WEATHER
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DHARMA
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ONE'S MORAL OBLIGATIONS OR DUTIES IN LIFE
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KARMA
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GOOD OR BAD FORCE CREATED BY YOUR THOUGHTS, WORDS AND DEEDS; BELIEF SHARED BY BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM
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CASTES
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ALSO CALLED VARNAS, THE FOUR MAIN GROUPS IN THE ARYAN SOCIAL SYSTEM ADOPTED BY THE HINDUS
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UNTOUCHABLES
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"OUTCASTS" PEOPLE WHO PERFORMED WORK CONSIDERED UNCLEAN
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THE BUDDHA
Definition
THE NAME MEANS "THE ENLIGHTENED ONE"
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THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
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THE BUDDHA'S STEPS TOWARDS ENLIGHTENMENT; BE ABLE TO NAME AND DEFINE 2-3 EXAMPLES
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THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH
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ALL LIFE IS FULL OF PAIN AND SUFFERING
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THE SECOND NOBLE TRUTH
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THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IS DESIRE (FOR MATERIAL OR TEMPORARY THINGS)
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THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH
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TO END SUFFERING, YOU MUST END DESIRE
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THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH
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TO REACH NIRVANA, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
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SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA
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THE BUDDHA'S REAL NAME
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REINCARNATION
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THE SOUL IS REBORN IN ANOTHER BODY, BELIEF SHARED BY BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM
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THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT
Definition
STORY SOMETIMES USED TO EXPLAIN HINDUISM'S TEACHING THAT THE VARIOUS HINDU GODS REPRESENT ASPECTS OF BRAHMAN
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NIRVANA
Definition
A STATE OF PERFECT SPIRITUAL PEACE, A STATE OF HAVING NO DESIRES AS TAUGHT IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
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KSHATRIYAS
Definition
THE WARRIOR CLASS, SECOND RANK IN THE HINDU CASTE SYSTEM
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VAISYAS
Definition
THE MERCHANTS, LANDED FARMERS, CRAFTSMEN AND TRADERS, THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE HINDU CASTE SYSTEM
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SUDRAS(SHUDRAS)
Definition
THE FOURTH LEVEL OF THE HINDU CASTE SYSTEM; PEASANTS, LABORERS AND SERVANTS
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GEOGRAPHY
Definition
SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH LAND, WEATHER AND WATER
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KHYBER
Definition
BEST KNOWN PASS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS INTO INDIA
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ENLIGHTENMENT
Definition
KNOWING THE TRUTH
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