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Ancient India
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. | Subcontinent |
| Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia. | Monsoon |
| A group of similar languages. | Language family |
| An indian prince | raja |
| The first written language of india. | Sanskrit |
| Ancient sacred writings of India. | Vedas |
| An Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes. | Caste |
| A teacher | Guru |
| A major religion that developed in ancient India | Hinduism |
| The universal spirit worshipped by Hindus reincarnation | Brahman |
| The rebirth of the soul | Reincarnation |
| A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives. | Karma |
| A person’s personal duty, based on the individual’s place in society. | Dharma |
| A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha | Buddhism |
| A state of perfect happiness and peace | Nirvana |
| A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things. | Jainism |
| A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped | Stupa |
| A person who travels to holy sites. | Pilgrim |
| A section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata | Bhagavad Gita |
| To live | Reside |
| To leave and not return | Abandon |
| To move from one place to another | Migrate |
| Move out of or away from something and come back into view. | Emerge |
| A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form. | Text |
| Of or done with the hands. | 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, in silence or with the aid of chanting. | Meditate |
| carry out or perpetrate | Commmit |
| Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extant of. | Estimate |
| Occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events. | Eventual |
| Further the progress support or actively encourage. | Promote |
| Become smaller, fewer, or less. | Decline |
| Give in order to help achieve or provide something. | Contribute |
| The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. | Structure |
| An area of relatively level high ground. | Plateau |
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