Ancient India Vocabulary

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What is a Subcontinent?

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A large part of a continent

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What is a Monsoon?

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A wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons.

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What is Mohenjo-Daro?

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One of the largest Harappan cities

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What is Harappa?

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India’s first civilization, located along the Indus River

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What is the Vedas?

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A collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism

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Who were the Aryans?

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A group from Central Asia who moved into India and established Vedic society

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What is Sanskrit?

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An important language of Ancient India

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What is the Caste System?

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A social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society

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What is Hinduism?

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A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas.

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What is Reincarnation?

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The rebirth of one’s soul