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Foy WH Ch. 5 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India |
monsoons | a seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons |
Sanskrit | the most important language of ancient India |
caste system | the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation |
Hinduism | the main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman |
reincarnation | a Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body |
karma | in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul |
Jainism | an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches that all life is sacred |
Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500's BC |
nirvana | in Buddhism, a state of perfect peace |
metallurgy | the science of working with metals |
alloy | a mixture of two or more metals |
Hindu-Arabic numerals | the number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty |
inoculation | injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease |
astronomy | the study of stars and planets |