South Asia Vocab

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Adjusting to surroundings

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Adaptation

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Political, economic, and cultural domination by one society over another.

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Imperialism

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Theory explaining continent formation and crust shifts

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Plate Tectonics

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Seasonal winds affecting southern Asia's climate, causing wet springs/summers and dry winters.

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Monsoon

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Principle of causing no harm to living things

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Ahimsa

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A person who believes war and violence are unjustifiable

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Pacifist

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Belief that the soul starts a new life in a new body based on moral living.

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Reincarnation

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Effect of actions, good or bad

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Karma

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Someone who does not eat meat

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Vegetarian

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Sacred river in northern India for Hindus

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Ganges