SS-Unit 3, Set 1 Vocabulay

What is a major subdivision of a continent called?

• Plateau

• Subcontinent

• Monsoon

• Stupa

What term describes a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding lands?

• Monsoon

• Seal

• Plateau

• Nirvana

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

• Monsoon

• Caste

• Terra-cotta

• Reincarnation

What does it mean to tame and use for agricultural or other purposes?

• Reincarnation

• Domesticate

• Seal

• Nirvana

What is baked or hardened brownish-red clay called?

• Terra-cotta

• Stupa

• Subcontinent

• Caste

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

• Plateau

• Seal

• Monsoon

• Nirvana

What term describes rebirth in a new form of life?

• Nirvana

• Domesticate

• Reincarnation

• Stupa

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

• Caste

• Subcontinent

• Terra-cotta

• Monsoon

What is the state in which the human soul is at perfect peace?

• Seal

• Nirvana

• Plateau

• Reincarnation

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

• Stupa

• Monsoon

• Caste

• Domesticate