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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary words for test
Question | Answer |
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Highest mountain in the world and located in Northern India. | The Himalayas |
A lage landmass that is smaller than a continent. | subcontinent |
A seasonal wind patternsthat cause wet and dry season. | monsoon |
The most important language of ancient India. | Sanskrit |
Division of Indian society into groups based on person's birth, wealth, or occupation. | caste system |
Largest religion in India today. | Hinduism |
Process of rebirth. | reincarnation |
The effects that good or bad actions have on a personal's soul. | karma |
Teaching of a man named Mahavira | Jainism |
Avoidance of violent actions. | nonviolence |
Going without fruit. | fasting |
focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas. | meditation |
The "Enlightened One." | The Buddha |
A religion based on the teachings in Buddha. | Buddhism |
A statue of perfect piece. | nirvana |
People who works to spread their religious beliefs. | missionaries |
Leader who controled entire northern part of India. | Chandragupta Maurya |
Strong ruler who became king after Chandragupta died and also converted with Buddhism. | Asoka |
Leader who controlled Gupta Empire. | Chandragupta II |
The science of working metals. | metallurgy |
Mixture of two or more metals. | alloys |
The very numbers used Today. | Hindu-Arabic numerals |
Injecting a person with small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defences to disease. | inoculation |
The study of stars and planets | astronomy |