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Ch. 17 Sect. 2 Vocab
South Asia Geography & History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| isolation | separation or being set apart from others |
| cultural hearth | center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread |
| caste system | a social structure in India composed of four main levels, which was started by the Aryans |
| empire | a group of peoples or states ruled by a strong single ruler |
| tolerance | acceptance of others' beliefs |
| deity | a god or goddess |
| reincarnation | the birth of the soul into another physical life |
| colonialism | the practice of one country directly ruling and developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit |
| civil disobedience | the nonviolent disobeying of laws |
| symbol | an object or idea that can be used to represent another object or idea |