Unit 3 Vocab: First Civilization of India & China

subcontinent

• a large, distinguishable part of a continent

• an area of the continent

• any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

plateau

• an area of relatively high ground

• a large distinguishable part of a continent

• any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

monsoon

• a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation

• a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in temperature

• a seasonal reversing rain accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation

acculturation

• assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one

• elected warrior chief

• a belief in a person is essential

vedas

• meaning “knowledge,” the oldest texts of Hinduism

• an ancient Hindu warrior

• a Hindu scripture

rajah

• elected warrior chief

• an elected ruler

• an elected officer

varna

• defines the hereditary roots of a newborn, it indicates the colour, type, order or class of people

• elected warrior chief

• a Hindu leader

Brahman

• a belief system established in the Vedic age in India, a single spiritual power

• a system established in the Vedic age in Asia, a single spiritual power

• a belief established in the Vedic age in Hindu, a single power

mystics

• person who devotes his/her life to seeking direct communication with the divine

• person has direct communication with the divine

• person who uses his/her life to have direct communication with the divine

atman

• the true or eternal Self or the self-existent essence or impersonal witness-consciousness within each individual in Hinduism

• eternal Self consciousness within each individual in Hinduism

• the true Self or the self-existent essence or impersonal witness-consciousness within each individual in Hinduism