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Ancient India
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| monsoons | seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia |
| Sanskrit | the first written language of India |
| Hinduism | a major religion that developed in ancient India |
| Caste system | the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes. |
| reincarnation | a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives |
| fasting | to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance. |
| meditation | to focus one’s thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness |
| Buddha | Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism. |
| Buddhism | religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha |
| Nirvana- not the band | freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering |