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India
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Question | Answer |
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Process of rebirth | Reincarnation |
Religion that contains the eightfold path | Buddhism |
Divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, and occupation | Caste system |
Effects that good or bad actions base on a person’s soul | Karma |
Religion that reads the Vedas | Hinduism |
Focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas | Meditation |
State of perfect peace | Nirvana |
Most important language of ancient India | Sanskrit |
a large part of a continent | Subcontinent |
a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons | Monsoon |
India’s first civilization, located along the Indus River | Harappa |
one of the largest Harappan cities | Mohenjo-Daro |
a collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism | Vedas |
a group from Central Asia who supposedly moved into India and established | Aryans |
one’s spiritual duties | Dharma |
a prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or the “Enlightened One” | Siddhartha Gautama |
science of working with metals, which was founded in Ancient India | Metallurgy |
birthplace of India civilization | Indus River |