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- 2. seasonal winds that shape a country’s climate.
- 5. city cities that are built according to a design.
- 8. the early religion of the Aryans which developed into the religion Hinduism.
- 10. a doctrine (teaching) that states what a person does in one life determines what he or she will be in the next life.
- 14. a large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller.
- 16. part of the IndoEuropean people group who were nomadic herders. They spoke Sanskrit.
- 17. a tall mountain range in Northern India.
- 18. the place where a river splits into a fan shape before it dumps into the sea. It has much fertile soil and is a good place to grow crops.
- 19. the main religion of SE and E Asia which began in India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. The goal of Buddhism is the end of suffering.
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- 1. the numerals 19 which were brought to the West from India by Arab traders
- 3. an Indian prince who taught the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path, which will lead to nirvana (end of suffering).
- 4. the main religion of India which developed from Brahmanism and includes worship of many deities.
- 6. an Indian leader who used ahimsa in his fight against British rule
- 7. the end of suffering which will break the cycle of reincarnation.
- 9. a system where the social classes are identified by their job.
- 11. ”nonviolence”this way of life influenced Gandhi who, in turn, influenced Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 12. each person has many lives.
- 13. means “true nature of things.” These are the collected teachings of the Buddha.
- 15. a tall mountain range in India.