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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary words for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Highest mountain in the world and located in Northern India. | The Himalayas |
| A lage landmass that is smaller than a continent. | subcontinent |
| A seasonal wind patternsthat cause wet and dry season. | monsoon |
| The most important language of ancient India. | Sanskrit |
| Division of Indian society into groups based on person's birth, wealth, or occupation. | caste system |
| Largest religion in India today. | Hinduism |
| Process of rebirth. | reincarnation |
| The effects that good or bad actions have on a personal's soul. | karma |
| Teaching of a man named Mahavira | Jainism |
| Avoidance of violent actions. | nonviolence |
| Going without fruit. | fasting |
| focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas. | meditation |
| The "Enlightened One." | The Buddha |
| A religion based on the teachings in Buddha. | Buddhism |
| A statue of perfect piece. | nirvana |
| People who works to spread their religious beliefs. | missionaries |
| Leader who controled entire northern part of India. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Strong ruler who became king after Chandragupta died and also converted with Buddhism. | Asoka |
| Leader who controlled Gupta Empire. | Chandragupta II |
| The science of working metals. | metallurgy |
| Mixture of two or more metals. | alloys |
| The very numbers used Today. | Hindu-Arabic numerals |
| Injecting a person with small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defences to disease. | inoculation |
| The study of stars and planets | astronomy |