CHAPTER 13 VOCABULARY

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CHAPTER 13 VOCABULARY
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subcontinent

• A large landmass that is part of a continent, but
  is geographically separate from it.

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Himalayas

• A mountain range that stretches about 1,500 miles
  across south-central Asia.

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Northern Plains

• Lies between the Himalayas and southern India.

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delta

• A triangular deposit of soil at the mouth of a
  river.

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sediment

• Includes minerals and debris that settle at the
  bottom of a river.

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Deccan Plateau

• Makes up most of southern India. Contains
  mineral deposits , as well as forests where
  elephants roam.

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archipelago

• A group of islands.

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monsoon

• A seasonal wind that blows over the Northern part
  of the Indian Ocean.

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Mohenjo-Daro

• A large city with well-built homes and public
  buildings.

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Aryans

• Members of an ethnic group that migrated from
  what is now southern Russia through central Asia,
  settling in India.

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Sanskrit

• A foreign language spoken by the Aryans.

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Hinduism

• A religion developed by ancient Indian people an
  based upon certain Aryan practices.

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Vedas

• Hymns, prayers, and other Aryan religious beliefs
  were written down in the Books of Knowledge.

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caste

• An inherited social class. Each person is born
  into a particular class for his/her lifetime.

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Ashoka

• One of the emperors of the Mauryan Empire (the
  first Indian empire).

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Buddhism

• A religion that came from the same roots as
  Hinduism. It is one of the major religions of
  the World.

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Siddhartha Gautama

• The founder of Buddhism.

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Four Noble Truths

• The central teachings of Buddhism.

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Eightfold Path

• In Buddhism, a set of guidelines for how to
  escape suffering.

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Khmer

• An ancient ethnic group in Cambodia.

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Angkor Wat

• Hindu temple in Cambodia, built by the Khmer
  people.