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Global Chapter 3
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large land mass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind with heavy rains |
| caste | social groups(classes) that people are born into and cannot change |
| brahman | many gods of the Vedas |
| mystic | a person who devotes his/her life to seeking spiritual truth |
| rajah | a chief of an Aryan tribe - usually a skilled war leader |
| loess | a fine yellow soil found on the Huang He river - makes the river rise as it settles to the river bottom |
| clan | groups of families who claimed a common (often mythical) ancestor |
| ideograph | signs that expressed thoughts or ideas |
| oracle bone | used by priests to predict the future |
| calligraphy | fine handwriting |
| dynastic circle | the cycle of the rise and fall of dynasties |
| feudalism | a system of government - local lords governed their own lands but owed military support to the ruler |