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Humanities

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show Indian view of spirituality; the belief that all living things in the universe are pervaded by an ineffable divine spirit  
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Sind   show
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show Indus Valley civilization; many artifacts uncovered  
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show these seminomadic tribes invaded the Indus valley 1500 B.C. and established the societal divisions that anticipated the caste system  
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show social heirarchy: priests and scholars, rulers and warriors, artisans and merchants, unskilled workers  
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show those so low, they were outside of the caste system  
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Aryans   show
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show world's longest folk epic  
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show "sacred knowledge"; collection of prayers, sacrificial formulae, and hymns; blending of native Indus traditions and those of the Aryans  
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Hinduism   show
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show all-pervading cosmic Spirit in Hinduism  
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Vedic gods   show
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Upanishads   show
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show the Self; individual human manifestation of Brahman; seeks to be with the Absolute Spirit (Brahman)  
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nirvana   show
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yoga   show
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show collective spiritual energy gained from accumulated deeds determines one's physical state in the next life  
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show "wheel of rebirth"; fate of Hindus until they reach nirvana  
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show fundamental teachings of Hinduism lyrically expressed in this religious poem  
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Yellow and Yangzi Rivers   show
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show heredirary kings who were regarded as intermediaries between the people and the spirit world; power limited by nobility; claimed authority from the Lord on High (Shang-di)  
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Mandate of Heaven   show
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show Chinese practice of selecting government service on the base of merit and eduction  
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Shang-di/Tian (Lord on High/Heaven)   show
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show in Chinese belief: substance of the universe and the vital energy that pervades human bodies  
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show China's oldest known text; cryptic symbols and commentaries on which diviners drew to predict the future  
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4 seasons, 5 elements, 5 powers of creation   show
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yang   show
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yin   show
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Daoism   show
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show "Way"; unity underlying nature's multiplicity  
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show Dao "scripture" associated with Lao Zi  
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Lao Zi   show
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