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Ancient India
Vocabulary Chapter 9
Question | Answer |
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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent | subcontinent |
seasonal wind, especially in the indian ocean and southern asia | monsoon |
a group of similar languages | language family |
an indian prince | raja |
the first written language of india | sanskrit |
the ancient sacred writings of india | vedas |
an indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take, and association with other castes | caste |
a teacher | guru |
a major religion that developed in ancient india | hinduism |
the universal spirit worshiped by hindus | Brahman |
the rebirth of the soul | reincarnation |
a force that decides the form people will be reborn into their next lives | karma |
a person's duty , based on a person's place in society | a religion founded in ancient india by the religious teacher buddha |
a state of perfect happiness or peace | nirvanna |
a religion in ancient india that does not believe in a supreme being, it emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things | jainism |
a buddhist shrine, usually dome shaped | stupa |
a person who travels to holy sites | pilgrim |
a section in the indian epic mahabarata | bhagavad gita |
to live | reside |
to leave and not return | abandon |
to move from one place to another | migrate |
to come into being or become known | emerge |
words written down in a particular form such as a book | text |
work done by hand | manual |
a person's rank compared to others | status |
to place all of one's attention on something | focus |
to focus one's thoughts to gain higher spiritual awareness | meditate |
to carry out or do | commit |
to determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something | estimate |
taking place at an unnamed later time | eventually |
to encourage the doing of something | promote |
to become smaller or weaker | decline |
to give or donate something | contribute |
a building or other built object | structure |
a broad flat area of high land | plateau |