India
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- Kalinga
- a region in the Deccan the Asoka fought over
- Indus River
- one of the mighty rivers of India ans is where India gets its name
- Reincarnation
- the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
- Chandragupta
- forged the first Indian empire
- Siddhartha Gautama
- founded Buddhism
- Missionaries
- people sent on a religious mission
- Dharma
- religious and moral duties of an individual
- Upanishads
- sacred texts of the Hindus
- Dissent
- opposing ideas
- Eightfold Path
- take part in the four noble truths
- Aryans
- people who came from Europe to get farm land for their animals
- Rajah
- king
- Kalidasa
- the greatest Gupta poet
- Organic Pattern
- a city that follows no clear geometric plan
- Plateau
- a raised area of level land
- Decimal System
- numbers based on 10
- Mahavira
- a teacher that founded Jainism
- Indra
- the god of war
- Theravada
- a sect of Buddihism that is followed by people devoting their lives to their religion
- Vedas
- a collection of prayers, hymns, and other religious teachings
- Four Noble Truths
- steps to acheiving Nirvana
- Tamil Kingdoms
- southermost part of India and was sometimes ruled by queens
- Shakuntala
- Kalidasa's most famous play telling the story of a king who marries a lovely orphan
- Monsoon
- a seasonal wind
- Harappa
- a twin capital of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Mahayana
- a sect made for ordinary people to follow
- Mystics
- people who devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth
- Brahman
- a single spiritual force that resides in all things
- Shiva
- the destoryer
- Subcontinent
- a large landmass that juts out from a continent
- Veruna
- the god of order
- Atman
- essential self
- Asoka
- the most honored Mauryan emperor
- Stupas
- dome-shaped shrine
- Brahma
- the creator
- Nirvana
- union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth
- Concentric Pattern
- streets and buildings are grouped around a power center
- Karma
- refers to all the actions of a person's life that affects his or her fate in the next life
- Grid Pattern
- a city in which the streets run at right angles to one another
- Mortimer Wheeler
- began excavation of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
- Jainism
- a religion that grew out of Hindu teachings
- Mahabharta
- a very long tale that told of mythical creatures and control of the Ganges
- Moksha
- union with Brahman
- Sects
- smaller groups
- Dravidians
- the people that the Aryans conquered
- Vishnu
- the preserver
- Murals
- wall paintings
- Ramayana
- story of five brothers fighting over a kingdom with their cousins
- Ganges
- one of the mighty rivers of India that make agriculture possible
- Veneration
- a specail regard for something
- Agni
- the god of fire
- Arabic Numerals
- a simple form of writting numbers from the Middle East and Europe
- Ahimsa
- nonviolence
- Ajanta
- a city in western India
- Deccan
- a plateau that juts into the Indian Ocean
- Castes
- social groups into which people are born and which they cannot change
- Sanskrit
- the Aryan language
- Golden Age
- a period of great cultural achievements