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  • What happens if you break the rules of your caste?
    Go to a lower caste
  • Major belief of Hinduism
    many gods, reincarnation
  • Indian achievements, name a few!
    indoor plumbing, pottery, jewelry, first writing system, step wells, medicine
  • 4 principals of Jainism
    injure no life, tell no lies, tell the truth, own no property
  • What keeps the soil fertile?
    rivers and melting snow
  • What is the caste system based on
    birth, occupation
  • Who invaded the Indus river valley?
    Aryans
  • What is the highest mountains in the world?
    Himalayas
  • What is The Buddah's original name?
    Siddhartha
  • Describe the origin story of Buddhism
    Siddhartha was a prince, questioned the meaning of life and meditated, under the tree of life
  • What does the Buddha mean
    The enlightened one
  • What is the root language of many south Asian languages?
    Sanskrit
  • What are the two divisions of Buddhism?
    Theraveda, mahayana
  • two cities in India
    Mohenjo Daro, Harrapa