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India Vocab/Map Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monsoon | strong winds that blow across a region at certain times of a year |
| Citadel | a fortress,walled-in area that was usually the highest point in the city |
| Cotton | The people of the indus were the first to grow cotton |
| Subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| Jut | Sticks out |
| Vedas | a collection of poems and sacred hymns in religious books. Also known as knowledge |
| Caste System/ | a strict division of classes where people are born into the class of their parents |
| Holi | a festival of india that focuses around a bond fier and is celebrater over 2 days |
| Epic | Poems that tell stories |
| Yagna | the central fireplace that aryans lives focus around |
| Pakistan | present-day country you would find the indus river |
| Reincarnation | The rebirth of the soul |
| Eightfold Path | the steps a buddhist should take to lead a belanced life |
| Abide | to accept or act according to |
| Brahman | a single spiritual power that lives in everything |
| Avatar | hindu god or goddess in human or animal form |
| Dharma | the religious and moral duties of each person |
| Ahimsa | respect for all livings things and avoidance of violence |