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Ancient India - 1
Vocabulary from Ancient India
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| plateau | a broad flat area of high land |
| monsoon | seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia |
| reside | to be present continuously or have a home in a particular place |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| emerge | to come into being or become known |
| language family | a group of similar languages |
| raja | an Indian prince |
| Vedas | ancient sacred writings of India |
| text | words written down in a particular form, such as a book |
| Sanskrit | the first written language of India |
| guru | a teacher |
| caste | an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes |
| manual labor | work done by hand |