Learning Contract #3

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  1. 4. A major Indian religion centered on concepts like karma, dharma, reincarnation, and devotion to gods​
  2. 8. Respect and devotion to one’s parents and ancestors, a key tenet in Confucianism​
  3. 9. The ultimate, unchanging reality in Hinduism, encompassing all existence​
  4. 13. A fine, fertile yellow soil found in northern China, crucial for agriculture​
  5. 16. A vast fortification built to protect China from northern invaders like the Mongols​
  6. 17. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature and simplicity​
  7. 18. In Buddhism, a state of enlightenment and liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth​
  8. 20. A concept in Chinese philosophy representing the balance of opposites that create harmony in life​
  9. 23. A Chinese philosophical concept where a ruler’s right to govern is divinely granted but can be lost if they fail​
  10. 25. The individual soul, seen as a part of the universal Brahman in Hindu belief​
  11. 26. The historical pattern in China where dynasties rise, prosper, decline, and are replaced​
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  1. 1. An ancient Persian religion focused on the cosmic battle between good and evil​
  2. 2. A person who spreads their religious beliefs to new regions​
  3. 3. Core teachings in Buddhism about the nature of suffering and the path to overcome it​
  4. 5. Liberation from the cycle of rebirth, considered the ultimate spiritual goal in Hinduism​
  5. 6. In ancient China, a system where government officials were selected based on merit, often through exams​
  6. 7. The belief that the soul is reborn into new bodies across lifetimes​
  7. 10. The principle of non-violence toward all living things, especially significant in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism​
  8. 11. Ancient Hindu scriptures written in Sanskrit that form the basis of Hindu beliefs and rituals​
  9. 12. A person’s duty in life, which varies based on their caste and role​
  10. 14. Subcontinent A distinct landmass in South Asia including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas​
  11. 15. The law of cause and effect in Hinduism; actions in one life affect the next​
  12. 19. A hierarchical social system in India based on birth and occupation​
  13. 21. Indo-European nomads who migrated into India around 1500 BCE, contributing to the formation of the Vedic culture​
  14. 22. An ancient Indian dynasty known for significant achievements in science, mathematics, and culture during its golden age​
  15. 24. A guide in Buddhism for ethical living and achieving enlightenment​