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Indus Valley Civilization

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Vocabulary

ahimsa: Ahimsa is non-violence of any form against any living being. The idea is long standing principle of Hindu scriptures and is actively followed in India. 

Asoka the Great: an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC. 

Buddhism: a religion of eastern and central Asia that is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha

caste: one of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided

cultural diffusion: the spread of cultural items to other people and places.

dharma: The teaching or religion of the Buddha

edicts: an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

eightfold path: the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

four noble truths: the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.

Harappa: Harappa (Urdu/Panjabi) is an archaeological site in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about west of Sahiwal.

Hinduism: a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.

Indus Valley: The Indus River is a major river which flows through northern India

Karma: (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

Maurya Dynasty: The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive and powerful empire in ancient India, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty from 321 to 185 BC.

Mohenjo-daro:  one of the largest city-settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization of ancient India situated in the Larkana District of Sindh in modern-day Pakistan. 

planned cities: Cities that were planned by a group of people

plumbing: the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building.
 
polytheism: the belief in or worship of more than one god.

reincarnation: the rebirth of a soul in a new body.

sanskrit: an ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.

tolerance: the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

trade: the action of buying and selling goods and services.

upanishads: each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit 
c. 800–200 BC, expounding the Vedas in predominantly mystical and monistic terms.

wells: a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.


Important Links

BBC The Indus Valley
Indus Valley Movies

Ancient India
ANCIENT INDIA HOTLIST
Ancient India British Museum
Ancient Indus Civilization






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