India Vocab by Logan Garner Block 5

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  1. 3. collections of hymns, prayers, chants, and other religious writings that make up the most important part of the sacred texts of Hinduism.
  2. 5. powerful Ancient Indian civilization located in eastern Pakistan near the Indus River, formed more than 4500 years ago.
  3. 10. One of the many names for God in Hinduism
  4. 12. the belief that one gets reborn after a person dies
  5. 13. the effect of someone's actions.This determines what someone reincarnates into.
  6. 15. steps necessary to reach spiritual enlightenment in Buddhism
  7. 18. religion primarily based in east and southeast Asia that believes life’s suffering is caused by human desires.
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  1. 1. earlier inhabitants of India who were pushed to the south by Aryan migration/invasion.
  2. 2. four fundamental principles of Buddhism
  3. 4. a different branch of a religion
  4. 6. to break the endless chain of reincarnation and reach the state of complete enlightenment.
  5. 7. an Indian Prince who was unhappy with the suffering he saw within the world and was determined to find a path to a life without it.
  6. 8. nomadic herders who migrated to Northern India and settled there about 1500 BC.
  7. 9. a very strict social structure in India that was tied to Hinduism
  8. 11. world’s oldest religion and dominate one found in India.
  9. 14. ruled most of India between 321 - 238 BC, Under the emperor Ashoka Buddhism became a major religion in India and other countries.
  10. 16. ruled Northern India between 320 and about 550 AD. It was known as a time of peace and progress, Hinduism also became dominate again.
  11. 17. religious duty that everyone must perform, the duties varied by caste