in traditional south Asian society, the divison of society into ridgid groups based mainly on occupation that determined society, standing marriage, choice, and action

in Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm moist air from the ocean inland in winter

in traditional Hindu society, a social group that defines a family occupation and social standings

the Hindu belief of being reborn repeatedly in different forms until one has overcome earthly disease

in Indian classic music, a basic melody on which the players improvise or pay variations

silicate mineral that typically splits into thin shiny sheets

in Hindu beliefs the sum of good and bad actions in one's present

a hindu hermit or holyman and teacher

a mountain hiker, more generally anyone on a difficult journey

in India, an environmental movement

in India, classic music, a rythmn, a pattern often played on a drum

program begun in the 1960s to produce higher yielding more productive strains of wheat, rice and other food crops

one of South Asia's stringed instruments

in Buddhism, the ultimate state of peace and insight toward which people strive

large land mass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it such as India

in Hinduism, a person's mortal duty based on class distinction which guides his or her life

in Hinduism a sacred word or phrases repeated in prayer and chants

flood plain on which flooding rivers have deposited rich soil such as the Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia

plant fiber used to make string and cloth

tropical evergreen tree or shrub that usually grows in thick groves near water

a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure

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Question	Answer
Caste system	in traditional south Asian society, the divison of society into ridgid groups based mainly on occupation that determined society, standing marriage, choice, and action
monsoon	in Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm moist air from the ocean inland in winter
Jati	in traditional Hindu society, a social group that defines a family occupation and social standings
reincarnated	the Hindu belief of being reborn repeatedly in different forms until one has overcome earthly disease
raga	in Indian classic music, a basic melody on which the players improvise or pay variations
mica	silicate mineral that typically splits into thin shiny sheets
karma	in Hindu beliefs the sum of good and bad actions in one's present
sadhu	a hindu hermit or holyman and teacher
tajmahal	a tomb
treker	a mountain hiker, more generally anyone on a difficult journey
chipko	in India, an environmental movement
tala	in India, classic music, a rythmn, a pattern often played on a drum
Green Revolution	program begun in the 1960s to produce higher yielding more productive strains of wheat, rice and other food crops
sitar	one of South Asia's stringed instruments
nirvana	in Buddhism, the ultimate state of peace and insight toward which people strive
Mohandas K. Gandhi	led India towards independence
subcontinent	large land mass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it such as India
Dharma	in Hinduism, a person's mortal duty based on class distinction which guides his or her life
mantra	in Hinduism a sacred word or phrases repeated in prayer and chants
alluvial plain	flood plain on which flooding rivers have deposited rich soil such as the Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia
Jute	plant fiber used to make string and cloth
mangrove tree	tropical evergreen tree or shrub that usually grows in thick groves near water
vedas	a sacred literature
cyclone	a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure

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