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JLC SS Ch 5 Vocab
JLC SS 6th Grade Ch 5 Vocab Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | Large piece of land separated from other land areas |
| monsoon season | rainy season |
| subsistence farming | Grow food just for the use of the grower |
| Brahmin | priest |
| Sudra | lowest social class in ancient India |
| reincarnation | spirit or soul goes from one life to the next |
| caste | a group that is part of a social class |
| meditation | a way of clearing the mind |
| enlightenment | state of pure goodness |
| Dharama | the order of the universe that Hindus are trying to maintain |
| The Buddha | Name given to Siddhartha Gautama - means "Enlightened One" |
| Buddhism | religion based on Four Noble Truths, spread to Southeast Asia from India |
| Hinduism | A unique religion because it has no founder |
| Sanskrit | Language of the Aryans - basis for language that developed on India Subcontinent |
| Vedas | Songs of the Aryans that became the basis of the Hindu book of hymns |