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W.H Chpt. 3;Sect. 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| monsoons | winds that marked the seasons of India |
| citadel | strong central fortress of a city |
| epics | long poems based on historical or religious themes |
| raja | prince who ruled an Indo-Aryan city-states |
| caste system | form of social orginization that began after the Indo-Aryan mirgration |
| varnas | social classes in indian society |
| monoism | belief of unity of god and creation |
| maya | one of the most advanced early people of the America's occupying most of Yucatán Peninsula |
| reincarnation | belief of rebirth in souls |
| nirvana | perfect spritual place; as taught in Hinduism |
| polythestic | based on belief of many gods |
| polygyny | practice where men can have more than one wife |
| suttee | practice where women commit sucide after husband's death |
| inoculation | practice of infecting people with a mild form of diseases to protect them from more harmful ones |