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Ch 13 & 14 TCI
Vocabulary from Chapters 13 and 14 from TCI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brief | a short length of time |
| fertile | able to grow crops well |
| elevated | to raise |
| intense | a very strong effect |
| monsoon | a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer |
| plateau | a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| channels | a passage dug into the earth, through which liquids flow |
| citadel | a fortress built to protect a city |
| drain | a pipe that is used to carry away flowing water, often dirty water |
| function | the purpose of an object and how it’s used |
| granary | a place to store grain |
| Indus valley civilization | an early civilization, known for its advanced culture, that developed in the Indus River valley in India |
| Mohenjodaro | one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization |
| reveal | to show something that had been hidden |
| transported | to move goods or people from one place to another |