Social Studies: Chapter 10 Ancient India
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Subcontinent | is a large area of land separated from the rest of a continent by geographic features. |
| Monsoon | seasonal winds. |
| Citadel | fortlike structure. Inside was government buildings, palaces, and religious buildings. |
| Granaries | places for storing grain |
| Aryans | people who began waves of migrations to the Indan subcontinent |
| Sanskrit | Aryans' language |
| Vedas | Sanskrit literature |
| caste | jati; a group of people in a particular social class |
| Hinduism | a religion that developed from the Aryans' religious beliefs and the beliefs of the ancient people of India |
| reincarnation | rebirth after death |
| Dharma | religious duty |
| karma | actions determine the caste into which a person is reborn |
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