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| Hinduism | a polytheistic religion practiced by the MAJORITY of people in INDIA ? one practice/belief: a the pollution of person's soul is reflected by their caste (social class) |
| Indus River | the center of early Indian civilization |
| Islam | monotheistic belief system practiced in Pakistan |
| Jainism | ancient polytheistic religion of India ? believed in non-violence .. Every person has a soul which has the potential to be divine |
| Karma | a judgement which says how well you have lived your life - Hinduism |
| Mauryan Empire | Indian empire located in NE India .. Led to adoption of Buddhism |
| monsoons | winds which bring needed rain ?June - August |
| Mother Teresa | Catholic nun who worked with the poor in India - won Nobel Peace Prize |
| Mt. Everest | tallest mountain in the world ? 29,035 feet high |
| Mughal | Muslim/Mongol in India 1500s - 1800s introduced Islam to southern Asia |
| nirvana | the ulitmate state of happiness in Buddhism and Hinduism |
| polytheism | the belief in more than 1 god |
| precipitation | rainfall .. Or snow |
| reincarnation | Hindu belief - a way of going from 1 caste to another caste .. it happens after you die are are judged according to Hinduism |
| Sanskrit | form of writing in India |
| satyagraha | Mohandas Gandhi's non-violent resistance |
| Shiva | Hindu god - of destruction |
| Sikhs | an ethnic group in India - against the caste system - men wear turbans and do not cut their hair - want their own nation follow Sikhism religion |
| Sikhism | a pantheistic religion ? believe the universe and God are the same - believe in salvation and meditation |
| social mobility | going from one class in society to another ? middle to upper ? IMPOSSIBLE in Hinduism during one's life ? the soul has to be reincarnated first |
| Taj Mahal | Muslim tomb in India |
| Tamerlane | Mughal leader who destroyed India in 1300s |
| tolerant | you accept other religions/things - let them do their own thing |
| Untouchables | lowest of the castes/classes in Hinduism |
| Upanishads, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita | writings of Hinduism |
| urban planning | roads & houses are planned out ? where each will be located ? before they are built ? the town / city is organized |
| Vedas, Mahabharata, Upanishads | religious texts of Hinduism |
| Vishnu | Hindu god of peace ? and "preserver" |
