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Ancient India
Chapter three vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | A large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| Monsoon | seasonal wind, especially in the Indian ocean and southern asia |
| Language Family | A group similar to languages |
| raja | An Indian Prince |
| Sanskirt | The first written language of ancient India |
| Vedas | Ancient secret writing from India |
| Caste | An Indian social class where members are restricted in the jobs they take and in their socialization with others. |
| guru | A teacher |
| Hinduism | A major religion that developed in Ancient India |
| Brahaman | The spirit worshiped by Hindus |
| Reincarnation | The rebirth of the soul |
| Karma | The force that decides what form you will take when you get reborn |
| Dharma | A person's personal duty based on their rank in society |
| Buddhism | A religion founded in ancient India by an Indian teacher Buddha |
| Nirvana | In Buddhism a place perfect happiness and peace |
| Jainism | A religion in Ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being, but emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things |
| Stupa | A Buddhist shrine, usually dome shaped |
| Pilgrim | A person who travels to holy sites |
| Bhagavad gita | A section of the indian epic The Mahabharata |
| reside | To present continuously or have a home in a particular place, to live |
| Abandon | To leave and not return often because of danger |
| Migrate | To move from one place to another |
| Emerge | To come into being or to become known |
| Text | Words written down in a particular form, such as a book |
| Manual | Involving physical effort, work done by hand |
| Status | A person's rank compared to others |
| Focus | To place one's attention on one thing |
| Mediate | To focus one's thoughts to gain higher level of spiritual awareness |
| commit | To carry out or to do |
| estimate | To determine the approximate value, size , or nature of something |
| eventual | Taking place at an unnamed later time, later, final, or ultimate |
| promote | To encourage the doing of something |
| decline | To become weaker, to go into a weaker position |
| contribute | To give or donate something |
| structure | A building or other built object |
| plateau | An area of high and mostly flat land |