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Chapter 5
Ancient India and China
Term | Definition |
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peninsula | A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water |
subcontinent | a large landmass that is somewhat smaller than a continent |
monsoon | a seasonal wind |
pictogram | a figure that tells a story |
Buddha | a name meaning the "Enlightened One", the name given to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism |
caste | a class of people in India |
reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul into a new body |
Nirvana | a condition of complete emptiness in which a person's soul finds perfect peace |
plateau | a flat area that rises above the land close by |
canal | a waterway make by humans |
dynasty | a family that rules a country over a long period of time |
noble | a person of high birth |
scribe | a person from ancient times who could read and write |