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89958372UpanishadsA group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe. They were commentaries on the Vedas, as well.0
89958373PujaHindu devotional worship of deities at home or in a temple.1
89958374PrakitsCommon tongue of India, as compared to Sanskrit spoken by priestly class and scholars2
89958375Isthmus of KraA narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland.3
89958376Mahabharata-epic poem -chronicles civil wars in India -includes Bhagavad-Gita, most sacred Indian literature4
89958377Bhagavad-Gita-most important Indian literature -dialogue between warrior Arjuna and god Krishna -speaks of duty and fate of the spirit5
89958378Tamil Kingdoms-kingdoms of southern India -spoke Dravidian -partial isolation -produced epics, poetry, & performance arts -religion merged into Hindu synthesis6
89958379Gupta-Powerful Indian state -capital: Pataliputra -Ganges River Valley -military force -prestige as center of sophisticated culture (theatre-state)7
89958380Theatre-State-acquires prestige and power through elaborate and attractive cultural forms and public ceremonies -attracts and binds subjects to the center -ie Gupta Empire8
89958381Funan-SE Asia -complex society -1st-6th centuries C.E. -rich in rice -south Vietnam -controlled trade of Isthmus of Kra9
89958382Malay Peoples-south China & SE Asia -settled Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, and Philippines -spread to Madagascar10
89958383Outrigger CanoeA seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with a float attached to it to prevent it from upsetting.11
89958384JanismA version of Hinduism in which one achieves Moksha by giving up all worldly things and controlling actions.12

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