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Ancient India
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This Is A Large Landmass That Is Smaller Than A Continent | Subcontinent |
| This has Seasonal Wind, especially In The Indian Ocean And Southern Asia | Monsoon |
| This Is A Group With Similar Language | Language Family |
| An Indian Prince | Raja |
| A Broad Flat Area Of High Land | Plateau |
| To Come Into Being Or Become Known | Emerge |
| To Move From One Place To Another | Migrate |
| To Leave And Note Return | Abandon |
| To Be Present Continuously Or Have A Home In A Particular Place | Reside |
| A Book Or Other Written Or Printed Work | Text |
| an ancient Indic language of India | Sanskrit |
| the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit | Vedas |
| each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society | Caste |
| (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a spiritual teacher, especially one who imparts initiation | Guru |
| a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia | Hinduism |
| a member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood | Brahman |
| the rebirth of a soul in a new body | Reincarnation |
| (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.. | Karma |
| the teaching or religion of the Buddha | Dharma |
| A Religion | Buddhism |
| (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering | Nirvana |
| a nontheistic religion founded in India in the 6th century BC by the Jina Vardhamana Mahavira as a reaction against the teachings of orthodox Brahmanism | Jainism |
| a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine | Stupa |
| a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons | Pilgrim |
| a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons | Hinduism |
| of or done with the hands.: "manual dexterity" "manual hauling of boats along the towpath". | Manual |
| the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something | Status |
| the center of interest or activity | Focus |
| think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time | Meditate |
| carry out or perpetrate | Commit |
| roughly calculate or judge the value | Estimate |
| occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events | Eventual |
| further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim) | Promote |
| (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less | Decline |
| give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something | Contribute |
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