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1077032592Harappan societyearliest known Indian civilization0
1077032593Indus RiverA river in India that supported the Harappan civilization for thousands of years.1
1077032594Vedascollection of hymns, songs, and prayers2
1077032595Rig Vedamost important of all the Vedas3
1077032596Lawbook of Manureflected Aryan patriarchal/societal beliefs4
1077032597Caste systemBrahmins Vaishyas Kshatriyas Shudras Pariahs5
1077032598Upanishadsresult of Aryan and Dravidian blending of cultures6
1077032599varnathe name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups7
1077032600Vedic AgeA period of transition from nomadic pastoralism to settled village communities, with cattle the major form of wealth.8
1077032601jatisubcastes9
1077032602Indrachief deity of the Rig Veda10
1077032603Varunapresided over the sky and preserved cosmic as well as mortal order11
1077032604satiwidow voluntarily threw herself on funeral pyre of deceased husband to join him in death12
1077032605Brahmanuniversal soul13
1077032606mokshadeep dreamless sleep that came with permanent liberation from incarnation14
1077032607karma"He becomes pure by pure deeds, bad by bad deeds"15
1077032608samsarasouls go to the World of Fathers then return for their new incarnation16

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