Vocab #3

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  1. 2. believed in Indian philosophy, it’s the law of cause and effect, meaning what happens to someone, happens because of their actions
  2. 4. the ancient Chinese belief that states harmony with the order of the universe
  3. 5. refers to a place of happiness and peace, heaven, another term for moksha
  4. 8. Path the Buddhist teaching of achieving Nirvana through right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration
  5. 12. a person's soul
  6. 14. cycle the rise and fall of dynasties in China
  7. 17. a principle from Chinese philosophy that means all things exist as indivisible and opposed opposites
  8. 18. the most ancient scriptures of Hinduism
  9. 19. means to “uphold” and “right way of living”, and is derived from a Sanskrit word
  10. 20. piety the attitude that shows respect to parents and ancestors
  11. 21. a yellowish-brown soil located in North America, Europe, and Asia, and is mainly deposited by the wind
  12. 23. relating to a dynasty of Brahman Kings
  13. 25. an ancient monotheistic religion that originated nearly 4,000 years ago in Persia
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  1. 1. the highest Hindu caste in India
  2. 3. Noble Truths the Buddha’s teachings: the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering
  3. 6. Subcontinent Subregion of Asia, consists of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
  4. 7. the principle of not harming other living things, used in the Indian religions of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism
  5. 9. in Indian religion, this means the freeing from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
  6. 10. a polytheistic religion, culture, and philosophy of ancient India
  7. 11. the belief that the soul, after death, starts a new life in a new body, depending on the actions taken in the previous life
  8. 12. people who spoke an archaic Indo-European language and settled in ancient Iron & northern Indian areas
  9. 13. a person who travels to another country to promote their faith or provide services to others
  10. 15. Service the government officials who take care of the government’s business, the civilian workforce from the U.S. government
  11. 16. a class system that divides people into various social classes
  12. 22. Wall was built to protect China from foreign intruders
  13. 24. of Heaven the idea that the gods gave power to rulers for as long as they ruled rightly, an important ideology in ancient China