Ancient History 3.1
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- subcontinent
- large landmass that juts out from a continent
- plateau
- raised area of level land
- monsoon
- seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction for part of the year
- Harappa
- one of the twin capitols of Indus civilization, mud and unbaked bricks was building material
- Mohenjo-Daro
- one of the twin capitols of Indus civilization, laid out in organized pattern
- veneration
- special regard for
- Vedas
- a collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings
- rajah
- Aryan tribe chief
- Indra
- the god of war, chief Aryan god
- brahman
- a single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas and that resided in all things
- mystic
- people who seek direct communion with divine forces
- acculturation
- blending of two or more cultures