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Social Studies
chapter 9 lesson 1 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| plateau | a broad flat area of high land |
| monsoons | seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia |
| reside | to be present continuously or have a home in a particular place |
| abandon | to leave and not return |
| migrated | to move from one place to another |
| emerged | to come into being or become known |
| language family | a group of similar languages |
| raja | an indian prince |
| sanskrit | the first written language of india |
| texts | words written down in a particular form, such as a book |
| vedas | ancient sacred writings of India |
| manual | work done by hand |
| caste | an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes |
| guru | another word for teacher |
| The lowest level of society | untouchables |
| Brahmins | priests (least amount of people) Highest and most respected people |
| Kshatriyas | Rulers, Warriors ( 2nd least amount of people) |
| Vaisyas | common people, farmers, merchants, crafts people ( 2nd most amount of people) |
| Sudras | Unskilled laborers ( most amount of people, least respected people) |
| Untouchables | |
| drought | an extended shortness |
| varnas | the 4 social classes of India |
| primary source | The first source, the original, an unaltered document |
| nomad | travelers that travel together in s caravan |
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