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social studies india
a vocab study stack for social studies india for mrs.perrys class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| citadel | a fortress in a city |
| caste | a social class of people |
| brahman | a single spiritual power according to hinduism, lives in everything |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the body of another being |
| ahimsa | the hindu idea of nonviolence |
| nirvana | the lasting peace that buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires |
| Maurya Empire | Indian empire founded by Chandragupta beginning with his kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India |
| tolerance | a freedom from prejudice |
| monsoon | a strong, seasonal wind that blows across east asia |
| migrate | to move from one place to settle in another area |
| Vedas | a series of religious texts written in Sanskrit by the Aryan peoples, later a basis for Hinduism |
| avatar | a representation of a Hindu god or goddess, in human or animal form |
| dharma | the religious and moral duties of Hindus |
| meditate | to focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation |
| missionary | a person who spreads religious beliefs to others |
| convert | to change ones beliefs; in particular from one religion to another |