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India 2017
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| monsoons | seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons |
| Harrapans | civilization found along the Indus River Valley |
| Aryans | group who lived in the Indus River Valley |
| Vedas | religious writing |
| Sanskrit | most important language of ancient India |
| Hinduism | largest religion in India |
| Buddhism | religion based on the teachings of the Buddha |
| metallurgy | the science of working with metals |
| empire | uniting a large group of people under one ruler (emperor) |