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India.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large lanmass smaller than a continent |
| monsoons | wind patterns, wet and dry seasons |
| sanskrit | the most important language in anceant india |
| caste system | divided indian sociey into groups based on persons birth wealth or occupation |
| hinduism | largest religeon in india today |
| reancarnation | the proccess of rebirth |
| karma | the effects that good or bad actions have on a soul |
| jainism | teachings of a man named mahavira |
| nonviolonce | avvoidence of violent actions |
| fasting | going without food |
| meditation | focus of mind on spirital ideas |
| buddism | a religin based on the buddah |
| nirvana | state of perfect peace |
| missionarys | people who work spreding religeos beliefs |
| metalurgy | science of working with metals |
| alloys | mixture of 2 or more metals |
| hindu-aribic #s | numbers we use today |
| inoculation | injection a person with a small dose of a virus to biuld defences against colds |
| astronamy | study of stars and planets |