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Social Studies
25 cards·by 23TSchneid
Mohenjo Daro
One of the largest cities in Ancient India
Indus Valley
A valley coming down from the Himalayas, where early Indian Civilization thrived
River
A body of water flowing through land
DeForestation
Getting rid of the forest
Trade
Giving one thing in exchange for another
Fortress
A military stronghold
Inscription
A writing
Assimilate
Become similar to people in one’s environment.
Subcontinent
A large piece of a continent, distinctly separate from the rest
Monsoon
A strong storm or wind in Southern Asia.
Farming
Growing and harvesting food.
Peninsula
A large mass of land going into the water and surrounded on three sides
Buddhism
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Arabian Sea
Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean
Aryan
People who immigrated into Northern India, bringing with them Hinduism
Sanskrit
An ancient language of Hinduism.
Vedas
The most ancient Hindu Scriptures
Hinduism
A major religious and tradition of South Asia, brought in by the Aryans
Reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul in a new body
Caste
The classes of the Hindu society
Untouchable
Not able to be touched; an outcast in Indian society.
Rajah
An Indian King or Prince.
Assassination
A murder for a political reason.
Missionary
A person sent on a religious mission
Arabic Numeral
Numbers in Arabic. Replaced many places that used Roman Numerals