Dylan Norcross Chap 5 Vocab - Appetizer

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  1. 2. Siddhartha's last name
  2. 6. river flowing out of Himalayas that provided fertile farmland for civilization
  3. 8. effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
  4. 13. process of rebirth
  5. 16. focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
  6. 17. the name of the religion of Brahmins (priests)
  7. 20. seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons
  8. 22. social divisions of India
  9. 23. Prince who left his home to travel India searching for the meaning of life
  10. 24. religion based on the teachings of Buddah
  11. 28. A stat of perfect peace
  12. 29. four guiding principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings
  13. 30. had roots in the teachings of Guru Nanak
  14. 31. largest religion in India today
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  1. 1. Compiled collections of Aryan Brahminis' thoughts written about the Vedas
  2. 3. people who work to spread their religious beliefs
  3. 4. large city that stood near a towering fortress
  4. 5. going without food, typically for religious reasons
  5. 7. the avoidance of violence
  6. 9. group of people that arrived in India around 2000BC via NW mountains Hindu Kush
  7. 10. A middle way between human desires and denying oneself and pleasure
  8. 11. system that divided Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, occupation
  9. 12. the mountains in northern India
  10. 14. the other major city in India that is not Harappa, located 300 miles away from Harappa
  11. 15. large landmass smaller than a continent, separated by physical features
  12. 18. the mountains west of India
  13. 19. Aryan religion was based on these, each containing sacred hymns and poems
  14. 21. the practice of nonviolence based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira
  15. 25. the Enlightened One
  16. 26. one of the most powerful kings in India
  17. 27. the most important language of ancient India