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FISK SS Ch. 5 vocab
FISK SS Ch. 5 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large area of land that is separated from other countries by water and land |
| monsoon season | rainy season in monsoon climates in which winds blow from the southwest for six months |
| subsistence farming | the process of growing food mainly for self-consumption |
| brahmin | a priest who held the highest position in Aryan sosiety |
| sudra | a serf in Hindu society |
| reincarnation | the Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next |
| caste | in Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born |
| meditation | in Buddhism, a way of clearing the mind |
| enlightment | in Buddhism, a state of pure goodness, the goal of reincarnation |