| Vocabulary |
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| Definition |
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| Untouchables |
Group considered the lowest in Hindu India |
| Brahmins |
Group considered the highest in Hinduism |
| Hinduism |
Aryans and Indigenous people beliefs merged |
| Caste System |
Rigid Hindu social system |
| Ganges |
Holy river of India |
| Himalayas |
Mount Everest is found here |
| Varna |
Aryan division of four social classes |
| Monsoon |
Seasonal wind that dominates the Asian climate |
| Gupta Empire |
Golden Age |
| Vedic Age |
Hinduism begun, Indus valley and Ganges Plains settled |
| Subcontinent |
A large land mass similar to a continent. |
| Kalahari |
The desert that covers some of India and Pakistan. |
| Indus Valley |
The world's largest early civilization |
| Middle East |
The Indus Valley people traded with these people |
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