India's first Civilizations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The River that flows south of the Himalayas and flows into the Indian Ocean | Ganges River |
| The largest mountains in the world | Himalayas |
| strong winds | monsoon |
| prince | raja |
| social classes | varnas |
| highest class in society | Brahmins |
| Second highest class included people who ran the government and warriors | Kshatriyas |
| commoners, merchants | vaisyas |
| Manual laborers and servants; had few rights | Sudras |
| refer to themselves as Dalit, which means oppressed. They performed the "dirty" work and did not belong in society | The Untouchables |
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