Chapter 9 - 6th SS

a social group that one is born into and can't change

• jati

• raja

• monsoons

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

• raja

• jati

• stupa

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• Himalayas

• Sanskrit

• Monsoons

the written language developed in Aryan villages

• Sanskrit

• Himalayas

• Monsoons

strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate

• monsoons

• jati

• raja

an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness

• nirvana

• dharma

• reincarnation

an Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect

• Jainism

• dharma

• nirvana

the rebirth of the soul

• reincarnation

• dharma

• karma

a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn into in their next lives

• karma

• dharma

• nirvana

the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana