Chapter 9 Vocabulary
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| A large landmass that is smaller than a continent | Subcontinent
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| Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia | Monsoon
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| A group of similar languages. | Language Family
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| An Indian prince | Raja
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| The first written language of India | Sanskrit
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| Ancient sacred writings of India | Vedas
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| An Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes. | Caste
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| A teacher | Guru
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| A major religion that developed in ancient India | Hinduism
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| The universal spirit worshiped by Hundus | Brahman
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| The rebirth of a soul | Reincarnation
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| A force that decides the form that people will be born into their next lives | Karma
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| A person’s personal duty, based on the individual,s place in society | Dharma
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| A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha. | Buddhism
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| A state of perfect happiness and peace | Nirvana
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| A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things | Jainism
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| A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped | Stupa
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| A person who travels to holy sites | Pilgrim
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| A section of the Indian epic the Mahabharta | Bhagavad Gita
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| To live | Reside
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| To leave and not return | Abandon
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| To move from one place to another | Migrate
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| To come into being or become known | Emerge
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| Words written down in a particular form, such as a book | Text
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| Work done by hand | Manual
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| A person’s rank compared to others | Status
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| To place all of one’s attention on something | Focus
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| To focus one’s thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness | Meditate
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| To carry out or do | Commit
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| To determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something | Estimate
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| Taking place at an unnamed later time. | Eventual
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| To encourage the doing of something | Promote
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| To give or donate something | Contribute
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| A broad flat area of high land | Plateau
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| To become smaller or weaker | Decline
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