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- 2. societies in which most power is held by older adult men. especially those from the elite groups
- 5. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 8. Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.
- 9. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
- 10. social groups into which people are born and which can rarely be changed
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- 1. In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
- 3. A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
- 4. Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
- 6. All actions have future consequences- rewards or punishments; this life or the next
- 7. Core of Buddha's doctrine; all life involves suffering, desire is the cause of suffering, elimination of desire brings the end to suffering, and disciplined life conducted in accordance with the Eightfold Path brings elimination of desire