Ancient India
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csmitchell17 on July 11, 2012
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Vocabulary from the unit on ancient India
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | a strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year |
| citadel | a fortress in a city |
| migrate | to move from one place to settle in another area |
| caste | (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus |
| avatar | a representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being |
| dharma | the religious and moral duties of Hindus |
| ahimsa | the Hindu idea of nonviolence |
| brahman | a single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything |
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