Ancient India TCI

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• plateau

• subcontinent

• monsoon

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Hinduism

• A religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world.

• A collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism.

• An ancient Indian language.

• A class or group in Indian society.

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Most Hindus believe in one supreme being that can take many forms.

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Vedas

• An ancient Indian language.

• The Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society.

• A social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.

• A collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism.

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Sanskrit

• The Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society.

• A social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.

• A class, or group, in Indian society.

• An ancient Indian language.

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• A social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.

• A class, or group, in Indian society.

• The Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society.

• The Idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source.

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Jatis

• A social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.

• A class, or group in Indian society.

• The idea that all existing things in reality came from one original source.

• A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian tradition that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life.

Answer explanation

There are thousands of jatis!!

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Caste

• A class, or group in Indian society.

• The idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source.

• A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian tradition that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life.

• A concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one's soul in the next life.

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• A concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one soul in the next life

• The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian tradition that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life.

• A journey to a holy place.

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• A concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one soul in the next life.

• The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• A journey to a holy place.

• A religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world.

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Pilgrimage

• A religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world.

• A journey to a holy place.

• A collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism.

• An ancient Indian language.