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Vocabulary of Ancient India

Vocabulary of Ancient India. Subcontinent. An area separated by physical features from the rest of the world. In this case, 2 huge mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia. One of those ranges is the Himalayas. How might this be good or bad for people of Ancient India?. monsoon.

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Vocabulary of Ancient India

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  1. Vocabulary of Ancient India

  2. Subcontinent • An area separated by physical features from the rest of the world. In this case, 2 huge mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia. One of those ranges is the Himalayas. • How might this be good or bad for people of Ancient India?

  3. monsoon • A strong wind that blows in one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer. • The winter monsoon brings the cold, dry air off the Himalayan mountains. • The summer monsoon brings the warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea, producing drenching rains that many farmers celebrate. • See map on page 195! • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/061201-india-monsoon_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/82355173.html&usg=__bna8sv6RPoBvnlc943a8vfpqiC8=&h=307&w=461&sz=52&hl=en&start=8&sig2=Zp4nFIp6AHpGurE5JXUjag&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=CXBhj0D65czMyM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmonsoon%2Bindia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=w4IkTczSMsSYnAf8zIDtDQ • http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/world/asia/01india.html?_r=1

  4. Sanskrit • Written language developed in Ancient India by the Aryans.

  5. caste • A social group that someone is born into and cannot change. • Whatever job your mom and dad have, you will also have. Lucky for some, very unfortunate for others. • Also dictates who you can marry and who you can hang out with. You don’t spend time with people outside your caste • See the Caste or “Social System” of India on page 200.

  6. Brahmins • The name given to priests in Ancient India

  7. reincarnation • Rebirth of the soul or spirit in a different body or different life form over time. • A Hindu belief that one will be reborn or reincarnated as another figure, usually an animal, in their next life. This belief affects how they live their lives.

  8. Dharma • In Hinduism, the divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste • If you are born to be a farmer, you must farm according to the beliefs of your religion, and the order bestowed upon you from your gods

  9. nirvana • In Buddhism, a state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth. • A person can reach this state by giving up all wordly desires and wants described in the “4 Noble Truths” of Buddhism

  10. Theocracy • A type of government used in Ancient India, headed by religious leaders

  11. stupas • A Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound. • King Asoka ordered laborers to build thousands of stupas for him throughout the Ancient World of India • See picture on page 211 in textbook!

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