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Scocial Studies
Vocabulary
23 cards·by 23mmiller
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 ones enviorment
Subcontinent
A large piece of continent, distinctly seperate from another
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
Buddism
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama
Arabian Sea
Northern part of the Indian ocean
Aryan
People who immigrated into Northern India, bringing with them Hinduism.
Sanskrit
An ancient language of Hinduism
Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body
Caste
The classes of Hindu society
Untouchable
Not able to be touched an outcast in an Indian society
Rajha
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.