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Ancient India
Term | Definition |
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Subcontinent- | a large landmass, but smaller than a continent. Ex India |
Monsoon- | a seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons |
Sanskrit- | the most important language of ancient India |
Vedas | ancient books of sacred songs based on religious beliefs (of the Aryan people) |
jati/Caste system | the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation |
reincarnation | a Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body |
karma | in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul |
dharma | the laws and duties of a caste member |
nirvana | in Buddhism, a state of perfect peace |
Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) that developed in India in the 500s BC |
Hinduism | the main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman |