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Early India

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Subcontinent   show
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show raised area of level land  
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Monsoon   show
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Veneration   show
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Describe two ways in which geography has influenced the people of South Asia   show
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What evidence shows that Indus Valley civilization had a well-orgainized government?   show
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Why do we know so little about Indus Valley civilization?   show
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show A collection of prayers, hymns, and other religious teachings that teach us about the Aryans  
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show Priests  
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Kshatriyas   show
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show Herders, farmers, artisans, and merchants  
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show Dravidians and Non-Aryans  
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show God of war  
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show social groups which people are born into and cannot change  
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Brahman   show
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Mystics   show
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show Chiefs of Aryan tribes  
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show Warriors, herders, farmers, caste system, polytheistic  
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show Grew out of being nomadic and started a civilization  
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What kinds of lessons do Rama and Sita each in the epics of the Ramayana?   show
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show Another name for brahman  
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Moksha   show
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show Rebirth of a soul  
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show Actions that affect next life  
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show Religious and moral duties of a person  
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Ahimsa   show
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Nirvana   show
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show Smaller groups  
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Shiva   show
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Jainism   show
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Siddhartha Gautama   show
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show All life is full of suffering pain and sorrow, The cause of suffering is the desire for things that are really illusion such as riches power and long life, The only cure for suffering is to overcome desire, The way to overcome desire is eightfold path  
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Theravada   show
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show Less intense, worshiped Buddha as god  
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What are three basic teachings of Hinduism   show
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According to Buddha, what actions would allow people to escape worldly suffering?   show
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How did Buddhism spread beyond India?   show
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Dissent   show
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show People sent on religious missions  
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Golden Age   show
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show Numbers based on 10  
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show Large dome-shaped shrines that housed sacred remains  
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Murals   show
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Chandragupta Maurya   show
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Asoka   show
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show Chinese Buddhist monk who visited India in 400s  
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show Greatest Gupta poet and playwright  
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How did Asoka bring peace and prosperity to India?   show
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What were some achievements of the kingdoms of Deccan?   show
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show Strong central government that promoted peace and prosperity, learning advance, architecture, arts  
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Untouchable   show
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Shakti   show
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show Widow forced to kill herself by throwing herself into her husbands funeral fire  
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Joint Family   show
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Dowry   show
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Describe the development of the caste system after Aryan times   show
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show Father head of house, children followed family duties and learned, wife stayed inside and did chores and showed love  
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Government of Indian village   show
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