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| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent,such as India |
| monsoons | a seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry season |
| Sanskrit | the most important language of ancient India |
| caste system | the division of Indian society into groups based on rank,wealth,or occupation |
| Hinduism | the main religion of India;it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Braham |
| reincarnation | a Hindu and Buddhist believe that souls are born and reborn many times,each time into a new body |
| karma | in Buddhism and Hinduism that effects of good or bad actions have on a person's soul |
| Jainism | an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred |
| nonviolence | the avoidance of violent actions |
| Sikhism, | a monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s |
| fasting | going without food for a period of time |
| meditation | deep,continued thought that focuses in mind on spiritual ideas |
| the Buddha | or the 'Enlightened One' |
| Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC |
| nirvana | in Buddhism,a state of perfect peace |
| missionaries | someone who works to spread religious beliefs |
| Candragupta Maurya | ruled his empire with a network of spies and a huge army |
| Asoka | ruler of most of India. Asoka made his own empire both stronger and richer |
| Candra Gupta II | In 375 Emperor took the throne of India |
| metallurgy | the science of working with metals |
| alloys | a mixture of two or more metals |
| Hindu-Arabic numerals | the number system we use today;it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty |
| inoculation | injecting a person with a small dose of virus to help build up defenses of a disease |
| astronomy | the study of stars and planets |
