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absolute power
Ahimsa
ancestor
ancestry
birthrate
caste
century
citadel
civilization
convert
culture
Definition
100 years
a fortress (secure fort) in a city
a group of people who share a social structure and culture (way of living / belief)
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
a series of rulers from the same family
a social class of people; in India, each class has special work and duties to perform
a society that has cities, a government, and specialized jobs
a strong wind that blows across Eastern Asia at certain times of the year
a way of life of a people including their language, beliefs, customs, and practices
blending people together who have different cultures (ways of living, beliefs…)
complete control over the people
entering a place where the people don't want you and may see you as an enemy
knowledge, actions, and celebrations that a group of people pass down from one generation to the next
many territories and people who are controlled by one government
people who share the same ancestry (come from the same line of people)
rebirth of the soul; the belief that a person may die, but the soul is reborn in the body of another living thing
something that you automatically get (inherit) at birth, like being part of a specific group of people
belief that good behavior is rewarded later and bad behavior is punished later (in the future or in a later life
the Hindu idea of nonviolence
the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires
the line of people we come from
the number of babies born for every 1,000 people in a place (the ratio of births to people in a place)
the people in our family who came before us (great grandparents, great-great granparents…)
the people who come from older relatives (a grandchild is a descendant of a grandfather/grandmother)
the religious and moral duties of Hindus
the unique language of a group of people or a place (a Southern accent, for example)
to change from one belief to another
to focus the mind inward and clear other thoughts and distractions from your mind
to move from your homeland to another place
variety
descendant
Dharma
dialect
diversity
dynasty
empire
ethnic
heritage
invasion
karma
meditate
migrate
missionary
monsoon
multicultural
nirvana
reincarnation
society
subcontinent
tradition
Vocab Word
Definition
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century
100 years
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Citadel
a fortress (secure fort) in a city
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society
a group of people who share a social structure and culture (way of living / belief)
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Subcontinent
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
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Missionary
a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
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dynasty
a series of rulers from the same family
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Caste
a social class of people; in India, each class has special work and duties to perform
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civilization
a society that has cities, a government, and specialized jobs
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Monsoon
a strong wind that blows across Eastern Asia at certain times of the year
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culture
a way of life of a people including their language, beliefs, customs, and practices
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multicultural
blending people together who have different cultures (ways of living, beliefs…)
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Absolute power
complete control over the people
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invasion
entering a place where the people don't want you and may see you as an enemy
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tradition
knowledge, actions, and celebrations that a group of people pass down from one generation to the next
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empire
many territories and people who are controlled by one government
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ethnic
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Reincarnation
people who share the same ancestry (come from the same line of people)
rebirth of the soul; the belief that a person may die, but the soul is reborn in the body of another living
thing
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heritage
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karma
something that you automatically get (inherit) at birth, like being part of a specific group of people
the belief that good behavior is rewarded later and bad behavior is punished later (in the future or in a
later life
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Ahimsa
the Hindu idea of nonviolence
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Nirvana
the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires
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ancestry
the line of people we come from
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birthrate
the number of babies born for every 1,000 people in a place (the ratio of births to people in a place)
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ancestor
the people in our family who came before us (great grandparents, great-great granparents…)
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descendant
the people who come from older relatives (a grandchild is a descendant of a grandfather/grandmother)
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Dharma
the religious and moral duties of Hindus
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dialect
the unique language of a group of people or a place (a Southern accent, for example)
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Convert
to change from one belief to another
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Meditate
to focus the mind inward and clear other thoughts and distractions from your mind
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Migrate
to move from your homeland to another place
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diversity
variety
Vocab Word
Definition
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absolute power
complete control over the people
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Ahimsa
the Hindu idea of nonviolence
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ancestor
the people in our family who came before us (great grandparents, great-great granparents…)
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ancestry
the line of people we come from
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birthrate
the number of babies born for every 1,000 people in a place (the ratio of births to people in a place)
6
caste
a social class of people; in India, each class has special work and duties to perform
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century
100 years
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citadel
a fortress (secure fort) in a city
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civilization
a society that has cities, a government, and specialized jobs
10
convert
to change from one belief to another
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culture
a way of life of a people including their language, beliefs, customs, and practices
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descendant
the people who come from older relatives (a grandchild is a descendant of a grandfather/grandmother)
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Dharma
the religious and moral duties of Hindus
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dialect
the unique language of a group of people or a place (a Southern accent, for example)
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diversity
variety
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dynasty
a series of rulers from the same family
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empire
many territories and people who are controlled by one government
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ethnic
people who share the same ancestry (come from the same line of people)
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heritage
something that you automatically get (inherit) at birth, like being part of a specific group of people
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invasion
entering a place where the people don't want you and may see you as an enemy
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karma
the belief that good behavior is rewarded later and bad behavior is punished later (in the future or in a later life
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meditate
to focus the mind inward and clear other thoughts and distractions from your mind
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migrate
to move from your homeland to another place
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missionary
a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
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monsoon
a strong wind that blows across Eastern Asia at certain times of the year
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multicultural
blending people together who have different cultures (ways of living, beliefs…)
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nirvana
the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires
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reincarnation
rebirth of the soul; the belief that a person may die, but the soul is reborn in the body of another living thing
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society
a group of people who share a social structure and culture (way of living / belief)
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subcontinent
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
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tradition
knowledge, actions, and celebrations that a group of people pass down from one generation to the next
absolute power
Ahimsa
empire
ethnic
ancestor
heritage
ancestry
invasion
birthrate
karma
caste
century
citadel
civilization
meditate
migrate
missionary
monsoon
convert
multicultural
culture
nirvana
descendant
Dharma
dialect
diversity
dynasty
reincarnation
society
subcontinent
tradition