Unit 3 Chapter 1 Vocabulary: Ancient India

a major subdivision of a continent

• domesticate

• caste

• subcontinent

• monsoon

a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding lands

• plateau

• terra-cotta

• monsoon

• stupa

a wind from the south or southwest that brings heavy rainfall to Asia during the summer months

• subcontinent

• reincarnation

• stupa

• monsoon

to tame and use for agricultural or other purposes

• seal

• domesticate

• nirvana

• reincarnation

baked or hardened brownish-red clay

• terra-cotta

• plateau

• domesticate

• caste

an object that is pressed into a soft material to leave a design or other mark

• domesticate

• subcontinent

• nirvana

• seal

rebirth in a new form of life

• nirvana

• stupa

• reincarnation

• plateau

a division of society based on differences in wealth, social status, and occupation

• subcontinent

• caste

• stupa

• seal

a state in which the human soul is at perfect peace

• plateau

• terra-cotta

• nirvana

• monsoon

a dome-shaped monument where special religious objects are kept and people can worship

• seal

• reincarnation

• stupa

• domesticate