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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is part of a continent but is considered an independent entity either geographically or politically |
| monsoons | seasonal winds in India |
| citadel | a fortress |
| Vedas | sacred writings of the Indo-Aryans |
| rajas | leaders of ancient cities in Egypt |
| varnas | the four social classes in Vedic society |
| castes | social classes in the ancient Indian class system |
| Hinduism | The largest religion in India;Hindus believe that everything in the world is a power of Brahman,the single great universal being;they also believe in reincarnation and strive to break free from the cycle of rebirth |
| reincarnation | in Hinduism, the belief that after one dies,the soul is reborn into a different form |
| karma | in Hinduism,the totality of a person´s good and bad deeds and the way in which they affect that individual´s fate in the afterlife |
| moksha | in Hinduism, the escape from the cycle of rebirth |
| dharma | in Hinduism the religious and moral duties of an individual |
| yoga | a series of mental and physical exercises that teaches people how to focus their bodies and minds |
| jainism | a religion of India founded about the same time as Buddhism and in reaction to some Hindu practices;believers renounce worldly things,embrace self-discipline,and practice nonviolence |
| ahimsa | in Jainism,nonviolence and respect for all living things |
| Buddhism | the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches the four noble truths and following the Eighthfold path |
| Budda | Founder of Buddhism,also known as Siddhartha Gautama;he gave up princely life to search for truth and enlightment. He established the Buddhist religion based on the Four Noble Truths and the eighthfold path |
| Four Noble Truths | in Buddhism,the guidelines that are the essence of the Buddha´s teachings that life is suffering,that desires cause suffering,that the annihilation of desires can relive suffering,and the way to relieve suffering is to follow the eighth-fold path |
| Eightfold Path | the Middle way and part of the four noble truths that the Buddha taught as the means to nirvana or enlightment |
| nirvana | in Buddhism,the release from the world and the achievement of peace and enilightment |
| Middle Way | basic Buddhist teachings of the eighth fold path;it advises people to live in moderation,to avoid the extremes of either comfort or discomfort in the search for nirvana |
| Ioess | fine yellowish soil blown from the desert regions |
| court | a gathering of nobles around a monarch |
| oracle bones | inscribed animal bones used to predict the future |
| Mandate of Heaven | the Chinese belief that royal authority is the result of divine approval |
| dynastic cycle | the rise and fall of the Chinese dynasties |
| confucianism | the belief system based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius that stressed treating one another humanely and honoring one´s family |
| Daoism | a system of ideas and beliefs based on the ideas and teachings of Chinese thinker Laozi,who believed that people should live a simple,honest life and not interfere with the course of natural events |
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