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india
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large land mass smaller than a continent |
| monsoon | seasonal wind and rain especially in India and southern Asia |
| Sanskrit | the first written language of India |
| Vedas | ancient sacred writings of India |
| caste system/ jati | the division of Indian society in ranks |
| reincarnation | rebirth of the soul |
| karma | a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives |
| dharma | a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society |
| nirvana | in Buddhism, a state of perfect happiness and peace |
| Buddhism | a relating founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha |
| Hinduism | a major religion that developed in ancient India |