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| West Pakistan | a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley |
| East Pakistan | a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south |
| Bangladesh | a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south |
| Radical Islam | Islam + ideas seen in facism |
| Facism | political system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator |
| Al-Queda | led by bin laden- bombed US embassies |
| Gandhi | a key leader in India's struggle for independence from British rule. |
| Indus River Valley Civilization | (2500-1500 BC) advanced city |
| Karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| Islam | the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life |
| Hinduism | the predominant religion of India |
| Buddism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha |
| Sikh | nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism |
| Nirvana | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| Dharma | In Hindu belief |
| Merchants and Farmers | Who had no say in Indian government? |
| Priests and Teachers | people at the top of the caste system |
| Nonviolent Resistance | peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate (Gandhi) |
| 1971 | East Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh. |
| caste system | a social heirarchy in which a person possesses a distinct rank in society that is determined by birth. In modern India the caste system is not as strictly adhered to. |
| reincarnation | the belief that one soul of a human being or animal goes through a series of births |
| partition | a division into separate parts |
| nationalism | pride in ones nation |
