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Subcontinent
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a large region separated by water from other land areas
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Sanskrit
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The main language of the Ayans
an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200b.c.as the religious and classical literary language of India |
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Monsoon season
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The rainy season which lasts from June through September
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Substinence farming
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Process of growing food mainly for self consumption
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Vedas
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Books of knowledge
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Sudra
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Aryan serfs given the lowest position in society
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Brahmin
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Individuals who held the highest position in society
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Zoroastrianism
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A religion founded by the Persians zoroaster in what today is known as Iran
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Reincarnation
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The process in which a person goes from one life to the next
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Caste
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A lifelong social group nto which an individual is born
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Hinduism
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The primary religion of India
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Rig Veda
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The oldest and best known of the four books of Veda
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Brahman
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The source and final destination of everything
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Dharma
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The order of the universe
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Meditation
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A way of clearing the mind
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