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India.
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Question | Answer |
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subcontinent | a large lanmass smaller than a continent |
monsoons | wind patterns, wet and dry seasons |
sanskrit | the most important language in anceant india |
caste system | divided indian sociey into groups based on persons birth wealth or occupation |
hinduism | largest religeon in india today |
reancarnation | the proccess of rebirth |
karma | the effects that good or bad actions have on a soul |
jainism | teachings of a man named mahavira |
nonviolonce | avvoidence of violent actions |
fasting | going without food |
meditation | focus of mind on spirital ideas |
buddism | a religin based on the buddah |
nirvana | state of perfect peace |
missionarys | people who work spreding religeos beliefs |
metalurgy | science of working with metals |
alloys | mixture of 2 or more metals |
hindu-aribic #s | numbers we use today |
inoculation | injection a person with a small dose of a virus to biuld defences against colds |
astronamy | study of stars and planets |