Ancient India Vocabulary

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• plateau

• subcontinent

• monsoon

• country

an area of relatively level high ground

• plateau

• subcontinent

• monsoon

• mountain

seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

• plateau

• subcontinent

• monsoon

• varnas

to move from one place to another

• emerge

• caste

• migrate

• varnas

a group of similar languages

• language caste

• language cloud

• language family

• varnas system

the four social classes of ancient India

• caste

• raja

• lamas

• varnas

an Indian prince

• caste

• raja

• lamas

• varnas

one of the most powerful varnas, made up of priests

• Brahmins

• raja

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

one of the groups of varnas; the commoners, usually farmers, craftspeople, and merchants.

• Brahmins

• raja

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

lowest group of the varnas, made up of manual workers and servants who had few rights

• Brahmins

• Untouchables

• Kshatriyas

• Sudras