ancient india

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  1. 1. a sanskrit word meaning awakened the name given to the founder of buddhism
  2. 3. a command that is obeyed like a law.
  3. 5. a place to store grain
  4. 7. the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society
  5. 10. a bond between families, state, or other groups to further their common interests.
  6. 12. a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to that person’s soul in the next life
  7. 13. valley civilization an early civilization with an advanced culture, located in the Indus River valley on the Indian subcontinent
  8. 16. a theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge.
  9. 18. one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization.
  10. 19. a territory that is part of an empire or country.
  11. 21. a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of hinduism.
  12. 22. a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.
  13. 24. noble truths the four basic doctrines of buddhism.
  14. 25. the religion created by Siddhartha which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana enlightenment.
  15. 27. goods or money given to the poor.
  16. 30. the ruler of the Mauryan empire from about 269 to 232 BCE.
  17. 31. an ideal state of happiness and peace.
  18. 32. empire the empire covering much of northern India that was ruled by the Guptas from about 320 C.E to about 550 C.E.
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  1. 2. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
  2. 4. a fortress built to protect a city
  3. 6. a person who gives up worldly pleasures.
  4. 8. the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
  5. 9. a class, or group, in society
  6. 11. path a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings.
  7. 14. age a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement.
  8. 15. a strong wind that brings heavy raisins to southern Asia in the summer
  9. 17. a religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world. Most Hindus believe in one Supreme Being that can take many forms.
  10. 19. a journey to a holy place
  11. 20. the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding the universal truths the goal of buddhists.
  12. 23. a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
  13. 26. the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source
  14. 28. empire:an empire lasting from about 322 to 187 BCE during which the family unified India for the first time.
  15. 29. an ancient Indian language