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Vocabulary of Ancient India

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Subcontinent

a large part of a continent

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Monsoon

a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons

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Mohenjo-Daro

one of the largest Harappan cities

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Harappa

India’s first civilization, located along the Indus River

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Vedas

a collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism

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Aryans

a group from Central Asia who moved into India and established Vedic society

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Sanskrit

an important language of Ancient India

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Caste System

a social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society

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Hinduism

a major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas

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Reincarnation

the rebirth of one’s soul

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Karma

the effect a person’s actions have on their soul

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Ahimsa

nonviolence and respect for living things

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Dharma

one’s spiritual duties

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Moksha

achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth

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Buddhism

a religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha

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Meditation

focusing one’s mind on spiritual ideas

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