India Vocabulary
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- Northern Plains
- Plains; area between Himalaya Mts. And Southern India.
- Hinduism
- World's oldest organized religion
- Monsoon
- Seasonal winds that bring great amounts of rain
- Urdu
- Official language of Pakistan
- Sanskrit
- Classical language of India/Hinduism
- Punjabi/Sindhi
- Languages of Pakistan
- Aryan
- Ethnic group that settled in India from Northern Europe
- Reincarnation
- Process of birth, life, death, rebirth
- Taliban
- Fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan
- Jute
- Fibrous plant commonly used to make twine
- Decan Plateau
- High area covering most of Southern India
- Himalayas
- A mountain range located in south-central Asia (Mt. Everest)
- Sediment
- Small particles moved by wind, water, or ice
- Delta
- Triangular deposit of soil found at the mouth of the river
- Subcontinent
- Large land mass; own geographic identity
- Archipelago
- Group of islands
- Khmer
- Ancient ethnic group
- Eightfold Path
- Set of guidelines to escape suffering
- Vedas
- Religious books of Hindu's
- Buddhism
- Siddhartha Gautama founded this faith
- Angkor Wat
- Famous Hindu temple
- Four Noble Truths
- Main principles of Buddhism
- Caste
- Inherited social class
- Mohenjo-Daro
- Large ancient city in the Indus Valley