Ancient India

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The two mountains in India

Himalayas

Hindu Kush

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The two rivers in India

Indus River

Ganges River

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Monsoons

90 day rainy season. 80% of South Asia’s rain for the year

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Aryans

Nomads that came from the Northwest to India who conquered the Indigenous people

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Caste

A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular rank

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Trading

Traded salt, iron, and cotton cloth from Middle East to far east

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Ashoka

An emperor that helped the spread of Hinduism by the pillars of Ashoka which had laws written on them

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The holy Vedas

Texts and scriptures of Hinduism

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Hinduism

They believed in one god with many personalities. Brahma (the creator) Vishnu ( the preserver) Shiva (the destroyer)

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Beliefs of Hinduism

Acceptance of social status, reincarnation, karma

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Spread of Hinduism

It spread along major trade routes like the Arabian Sea