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Indus River Valley
| Term/Idea | Explanation/Description |
|---|---|
| karma | •a force caused by a persons good or bad acts •said to affect future lives or other births |
| monk | a person who gives up all they own and devotes his life to religion |
| Hinduism | • belief that all living things are connected •one of the worlds oldest religions-began with aryans |
| dharma | • the laws and duties provided in the vedas • tells each caste how to live • if the rules were broken you were forced to live outside the caste system |
| FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS | 1.LIFE IS FILLED WITH SUFFERING 2.SUFFERING IS CAUSED BY PEOPLE WANTING MORE PLEASURE, POWER, OR A LONGER LIFE 3. SUFFERING CAN END IF PEOPLE STOP WANTING 4.PEOPLE MUST FOLLOW EIGHT BASIC LAWS IF THEY ARE TO STOP WANTING THINGS |
| Vishnu | preserver "the one that is all" |
| Shiva | "god of time and destruction" |
| Devi | "mother of all creation" |
| Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) | •born in northern India in Kosala • born c. 563 B.C. |
| Buddhism | •an ancient religion focusing on suffering •it can be ended if you stop wanting things. |