India Map and Vocabulary Review

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Monsoon Winds

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Seasonal weather that blow across South Asia. In the summer this brought rain to India for months at a time.

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Karma

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Sum of a person’s good or bad actions. They believe a person’s actions in this life will determine what a person will be born into in the next life.

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Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

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Prince who gave up his life of luxury and founded Buddhism. He became known as the enlightened one.

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Nirvana

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The ultimate goal of Buddhism. It is a state of enlightenment where one has found happiness and peace by following the Four Noble Truths throughout their life.

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Reincarnation

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When a person dies Hindus believe the spirit is reborn into another body-human, animal, or even plant. How they are reborn depends on their karma from their previous life.

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Moksha

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The ultimate goal of Hinduism. The freedom from the cycle of reincarnation. A person achieves this by living a perfectly good moral life.

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What body of water is the red arrow pointing to? Options: Indus River, Ganges River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

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Indus River

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What body of water is the red arrow pointing to? Options: Indus River, Ganges River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

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Ganges River

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What body of water is the red arrow pointing to?

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Bay of Bengal

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What body of water is the red arrow pointing to?

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Indian Ocean