Chapter 25 Vocabular
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| subcontinent | is a very large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
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| sanskrit | ancient language from whcih Hindi developed.
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| sikhism- | a religion with origins in India that combines the Muslim belief in one God with the Hindu belief in reincarnation.
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| Dalits | Hindus in India who are not part of any caste.
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| Jainism | religion with origins in India that emphasizes a strict moral code based on preserving life.
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| pantheon | is all gods of a religion.
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| boycott | refusal to buy certain goods from a country or business.
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| partition | division of a place, as in the 1947 partition of India.
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| reincarnation, dharma, and karma | For Hindus, the importance of doing one's duty according to one's station in life.
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| caste- | is another practice central to Hinduism.
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| sepoys | Indian troops under the command of British officers during the colonial era in India.
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| cottage industries- | Small-scale industries based in the home.
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| jute | plant fiber used to make products like burlap and rope.
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| Hindi | is the national language of India.
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| Himalayas | India is separated from the rest of Asia by this mountain.
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| Harappan | The earliest know civilization in India.
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| Villages | more than 70 percent of the Indian population lives here.
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| Brahmaputra | this river eventually joins the Ganges in Bangladesh.
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| portuguese | the first Europeans to arrive were these people.
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