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Monsoon
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The seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter
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Khyber pass
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What-a pass through the Hindu kush that the aryanians used
Why-The aryanians helped grow the indus valley clans |
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Aryans
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What- A empire that took over the indus valley river clans
Why- The introduced sanskrit, vedas, and the caste system |
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Varna/jati/caste
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Social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided,
each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by
inheritance from one generation to the next; jati
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Vedas
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What- The 4 scared texts of sanskrit
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Hinuism
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What- the main religion in india
why- it was introduced by the Aryanians and the are run by a caste system |
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Monism
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Belief that god is in everything and everyone
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Brahman
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What- the all powerful god/soul of hinduism
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Atman
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The soul that is inside of you
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Yoga
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To bring your atman closer to brahman
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Brahma the creator
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What- a manifestation of Brahman
Why- not all people thought that 1 soul should be able to be all powerful |
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Vishnu the preserver
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What- a manifestation of Brahman
Why- not all people thought that 1 soul should be able to be all powerful |
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Shiva the destroyer
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What- a manifestation of Brahman
Why- not all people thought that 1 soul should be able to be all powerful |
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Samara
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The circle of ife
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Reincarnation
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Rebirth of your atman/soul
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