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Ancient India
Chapter 9 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent | subcontinent |
a broad flat area of high land | plateau |
seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia | monsoons |
to be present continuously or have a home in a particular place | reside |
to leave and not return | abandon |
to come into being or become known | emerge |
to move from one place to another | migrate |
a group of similar languages | language families |
an Indian prince | raja |
the first written language of India | Sanskirt |
words written down in a particular form, such as a book | text |
ancient sacred writings of India | Vedas |
work done by hand | manual |
an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes | caste |
a teacher | guru |