India History 2010
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| Indus River | Body of water begins in the high snow covered Himalaya mts of NE India and flows into Arabian Sea
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| Subcontinent | Large land mass that is geographically separated from the rest of the continent
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| India | subcontinent of Asia
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| Himalayas | mountain range that separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia
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| Water surrounding India | Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal
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| Archaeologists | studies the remains of past cultures
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| Mohenjo-dahro | lost city of Indus (mound of dead)
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| sanskrit | ancient Indian language
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| surplus food | extra food
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| Citadel | walled fort that protects a city
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| cylinder seals | identifies each merchants goods
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| migrate | to move from one place to another
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| Hinduism | one of the world's oldest religions, key idea: all living things are connected
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| Vedas | also known as The Book of Knowledge
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| Hindu beliefs | the world is controlled by many gods and goddesses
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| the caste system | organizes all of india into four groups.
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| dharma | provides laws and duties
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| outcast | people who don't follow the dharma
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| untouchables | the kids of the outcasts
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| vishnu | the preserver god
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| monk | a man who devotes his life to a religious group, often giving up all he owns
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| karma | in hinduism and buddhism, the end result of a person's good or bad acts
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| four noble truths | the principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering
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| the eight fold path | instructions on the proper way to live
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| Asoka | cm's grandson - an emperor who ruled from 265-238 BC
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| CM | a ruler of northern India. His capital city was Paliputra.
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| architecture | the art and science of constructing buildings
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| end of Gupta | the Huns took over
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