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India is a subcontinent of Asia. Along the northern border are the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayan Mountains.
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India has 2 major rivers: Ganges and Indus The Ganges is seen as the life source for all Indians India has monsoon season each year from June - September
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7 th largest country in the world (1/3 size of US) Main language is Hindi Religions: Hindu (80.5%) Muslim (13.4%) some of the largest slums in the world In Dharavi, 1 million ppl live in a space 2/3 the size of Central Park Not enough water, toilets, sewage & trash everywhere
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2 nd largest population in the world 1.2 billion Life expectancy = 67 years 2.4 million living with AIDS, 170,000 die yearly 44% of children under 5 are underweight 61% of population is literate 29.8% of the population is below poverty line World largest producer of opium, traded illegally
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India’s System System of Writing= Sanskrit Caste system a rigid set of social classes Determined one’s occupation, economic potential, and position in society Based, in part, on skin color & occupation 4 major levels in the caste system & a bottom level
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priests warriors commoners peasants with limited rights
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"Discarded chicken scraps bought from a restaurant barely make a meal for Untouchables in Bihar, one of India's poorest states. These villagers belong to the Musahar, or rat-eaters, caste, its members known for hunting rodents. Musahar women, many of whom work as field hands, have begun to agitate for better living conditions. This takes courage, says a local activist. 'If an Untouchable woman demands or questions something and a landlord doesn't like it, he will beat or sexually harass her.'" From "India's Untouchables," June 2003, National Geographic magazine
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Given boring and degrading tasks 5% of India’s population not treated as humans harmful presence lived in separate areas away from society
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Holy Books: Vedas Also: Upanishads, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, and Mahabharata God: Brahman- supreme being (Polytheistic or Monotheistic) Main Goal: For your atman to merge with Brahman. How?: Yoga World’s oldest religion 750 million around the world
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The belief that an individual soul can be reborn in a different form after death
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The force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
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A method of training designed to lead to union with Brahman
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Single spiritual force that Hindus believe resides in all things Considered to be present in many forms but all the SAME supreme being
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BBrahma the Creator
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VVishnu the Preserver
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Shiva the Destroyer
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Ganesha – deity of intellect & wisdom
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Krishna – origin of all incarnations
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