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vocab
25 cards·by 23TSidles
Mohenjo Daro
One of the largest cities in Ancient India
Indus Valley
A valley coming down from the Himalayas, where early Indian Civilization thrived
River
A body of water flowing through land.
DeForestation
Getting rid of the forest.
Trade
Giving one thing in exchange for another.
Fortress
A military stronghold.
Inscription
A writing
Assimilate
Become similar to people in one’s environment.
Subcontinent
A large piece of a continent, distinctly separate from the rest.
Monsoon
A strong storm or wind in Southern Asia.
Farming
Growing and harvesting food.
Peninsula
A large mass of land going into the water and surrounded on three sides.
Buddhism
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Arabian Sea
Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean.
Aryan
People who immigrated into Northern India, bringing with them Hinduism.
Sanskrit
An ancient language of Hinduism.
Vedas
The most ancient Hindu Scriptures.
Hinduism
A major religious and tradition of South Asia, brought in by the Aryans.
Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body.
Caste
The classes of the Hindu society.
Untouchable
Not able to be touched; an outcast in Indian society.
Rajah
An Indian King or Prince.
Assassination
A murder for a political reason.
Missionary
A person sent on a religious mission.
Arabic Numeral
Numbers in Arabic. Replaced many places that used Roman Numerals.