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- 4. The major Indian religious system which had its origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled in India after 1500 b.c.
- 8. a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
- 10. in Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul.
- 11. in Hinduism, the complex concept of duty, law, and right conduct that establishes and sustains order and the world.
- 13. Set of trade routes between the Roman Empire and China.
- 14. People who appeared in Northwest India at some point around 1,500 BC. They were believed to be the ones who originated Hinduism.
- 15. an eight step path, that when followed, will end your desire.
- 16. Any one of the 4 classes understood by the ancient Vedic Aryans to compose the ideal social order.
- 17. In Hinduism, the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life.
- 21. Duty of the individual self to reach Brahman
- 22. System The rigid categories based on birth and occupation that identify and determine a person's station in society.
- 23. The rebirth of an individual's soul in a different formation after death.
- 24. 30 A.D to 350 A.D. It was located in North India by nomadic warriors who seized power and created it.
- 25. Earliest surviving Indian literature; contains hymns, stories, and charms that were transmitted orally by specialists and only written down in modern times.
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- 1. From 320 A.D. to 550 A.D. It was the last Indian empire, located in the Ganges Valley. It was an empire during the “Golden Age” of India.
- 2. Four beliefs of Hinduism that are essential to living a good life and reaching moksha.
- 3. a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place.
- 5. Give all or a large amount of one's time/resources to.
- 6. Unable to be bent or forced out of shape.
- 7. Created the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C.
- 9. The first Indian Empire founded by Candragupta Maurya, lasted from about 321 B.C. to 185 B.C.
- 12. A religious doctrine introduced in the 6th century BC by Siddhartha Gautama.
- 18. The freedom from the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
- 19. The natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.
- 20. a form of ultimate reality where you merge with after death.