Topic 4 Vocabulary

a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent

• mountain
• ocean
• island
• subcontinent

main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it

• water system
• drainage system
• river system
• stream system

seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian subcontinent during parts of the year

• hurricane
• typhoon
• tornado
• monsoon

special building used to hold grain

• stable
• warehouse
• granary

• barn

fortified area

• citadel

• reinforced territory
• protected

• secure zone

collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India

• Veda

• Mahabharata
• Ramayana
• Bhagavad Gita

fixed social class into which a person is born

• status
• caste
• inheritance
• rank

grouping based on one's skill

• village

• maid

• varna

• union

occupation-based caste

• envoy

• worker

• jati

• eithics

thinker or teacher

• student
• kid

• learner
• guru