India Vocabulary

__________ is a baked or hardened brownish red clay

• terra-cotta

• stupa

• seal

• nirvana

_______ is a state in which the human soul is at peace.

• reincarnation

• nirvana

• seal

• stupa

__________ is to tame and use for agricultural and other purposes.

• monsoon

• domesticate

• reincarnate

• seal

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

• seal

• stupa

• caste

• nirvana

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

• nirvana

• caste

• stupa

• monsoon

_______ is a major subdivision of a continent.

• seal

• monsoon

• subcontinent

• terra-cotta

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

• seal

• monsoon

• plateau

• subcontinent

______ is a rebirth in a new form of life.

• plateau

• nirvana

• stupa

• reincarnation

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

• subcontinent

• plateau

• terra-cotta

• seal

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

• plateau

• monsoon

• terra-cotta

• nirvana