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Vocabulary - SS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monsoon Season | Rainy season in India that lasts for four months. |
| Peninsula | A piece of land surrounded on 3 sides islands if it's surrounded on 4 sides. |
| Aryan | Nomadic people who moved into and took over the Indus River Valley from the North. |
| Sanskrit | The main language of the Aryans. |
| Vedus | "Books of Knowledge" that contains much of the stories and songs of the Aryans. |
| Hinduism | The main religion of India that is based on Aryans beliefs. |
| Recarnation | The Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next. |
| Caste | In Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born into. |
| Karma | Your actions, good or bad, which affects you. |
| Dharma | The order if the universe - your job or duty in the Caste System. |
| Buddhism | The religious/philosophy that is based on the teaching of Buddha. |
| Meditation | In Buddhism, a way of clearing the mind. |
| Enlightment | In Buddhism, a state of pure goodness, the goal of reincarnation. |
| Nirvana | The goal of Buddhist when the cycle of reincarnation. |