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India
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| nonviolence and respect for all living things | Ahimsa |
| achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth | Moksha |