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India Vocab
India
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monsoon | seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia |
| Sanskrit | the first written language of India |
| Caste(Jati) | The social system in Hindu society in which a person's place is determined by the rank of the family he or she is born into |
| Subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| Vedas | ancient sacred writings of India |
| Hinduism | a major religion that developed in ancient India |
| Brahman | the universal spirit worshiped by Hindus |
| Scarcity | the lack of a resource |
| Supply Demand | the amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell the amount of something that a consumer wants to buy |
| 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 |
| Ghandi | Indian political and religious leader; he supported the use of nonviolent methods to bring about change. |
| Harappa | A city of the ancient Harrapan civilization, located in the Indus valley of south Asia. |
| Mohenjo-Daro | A city of the ancient Harappan civilization, located in the Indus Valley. |
| four noble truths, 1 | Life is suffering |
| four noble truths 2 | desire causes suffering |
| four noble truths 3 | to eliminate suffering you must eliminate desire |
| four noble truths 4 | to eliminate desire you must follow the eight fold path. |
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