World History Summer School Flashcard #8

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Site of the start of Indian civilization. Options: Yellow River, Tigris and Euphrates River, Indus River, Nile River

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Indus River

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The continent on which India is located.

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Asia

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A social system where people are permanently divided into levels based on heredity.

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Caste

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The classic language of India.

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Sanskrit

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In Buddhism, the higher state of consciousness in which there is neither suffering nor desire.

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Nirvana

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Name of an ancient Indian empire.

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Gupta

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An ascetic and sage on whose teaching Buddhism was founded and who lived in the eastern part of Ancient India.

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Buddha

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A major tenet of Hinduism which holds that one's soul is eternal and upon death returns to the physical world in a new body.

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Reincarnation

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The principle religion of India with roots tracing back to prehistoric times.

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Hinduism

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The most powerful people of the caste system included priests and other leaders. Options: Sudras, Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vasisyas

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Brahmins