Eastern Hemisphere Practice Unit 6

Monsoon

• when someone refuses to eat until some demands are met

• Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blew into India for half the year, and blew away from India for the other half. Helped facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean.

• The rebirth of a soul in a new body

• enlightened one

Rain Shadow

• A dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.

• Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blew into India for half the year, and blew away from India for the other half. Helped facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean.

• The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.

• Spiritual leader of Buddhists in Tibet

Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro

• when someone refuses to eat until some demands are met

• large public bath possibly used for ceremonial cleansing

• enlightened one

• a class system based entirely on birth

Egalitarian

• large public bath possibly used for ceremonial cleansing

• Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blew into India for half the year, and blew away from India for the other half. Helped facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean.

• Equal status

• Nonviolent religious group that blended Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam

Avatar

• a god in human form

• a religion similar to Hinduism that believes in no gods and that the universe is eternal

• The rebirth of a soul in a new body

• an extreme shortage of food

Caste System

• A dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.

• a god in human form

• a class system based entirely on birth

• enlightened one

Dharma

• when someone refuses to eat until some demands are met

• The state of enlightenment for Buddhists.

• a class system based entirely on birth

• One's duty in life

Karma

• The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.

• a class system based entirely on birth

• large public bath possibly used for ceremonial cleansing

• a religion similar to Hinduism that believes in no gods and that the universe is eternal

Reincarnation

• The rebirth of a soul in a new body

• enlightened one

• Nonviolent religious group that blended Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam

• A dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.

Brahman

• In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

• Life-force of the universe

• The rebirth of a soul in a new body

• The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.