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Ancient India
Term | Definition |
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subcontinent | large landmass that is part of a continent but separate because of physical features like mountains |
monsoons | seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons |
Indus River | river where the Harappan Civilization developed in present day India and Pakistan |
Aryans | group of invaders from Central Asia who settled in India |
caste system | social group that people are born into and cannot change |
Sanskrit | the most important language of ancient India |
Hinduism | largest religion in India, largest polytheistic religion in the world |
Himalaya | the highest mountains in the world-barrier between India and the rest of Asia |
reincarnation | the process of rebirth |
karma | the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul- the consequences of how one lives |