Bayou Bridges Unit 3 Chapter 1 Ancient India

a major subdivision of a continent

• subcontinent

• Vedas

• plateau

• monsoon

a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding lands

• monsoon

• plateau

• domesticated

• subcontinent

a wind from the south or southwest that brings heavy rainfall to Asia during the summer months

• terra cotta

• domesticate

• monsoon

• figurine

to tame and use for agricultural purposes

• terra cotta

• stupa

• nirvana

• domesticate

baked or hardened brownish-clay

• terra cotta

• seal

• figurine

• nirvana

an object that is pressed into a soft material to leave a design or other mark

• seal

• stupa

• nirvana

• reincarnation

rebirth in a new form of life

• reincarnation

• seal

• stupa

• subcontinent

a division of society based on differences in wealth, social status, and occupations; a term introduced to the British to describe this element of Indian society

• terra cotta

• nirvana

• Mauryan Empire

• caste

a state in which the human soul is at perfect peace

• stupa

• reincarnation

• nirvana

• caste

a dome-shaped monument where special religious objects are kept and people can worship

• nirvana

• stupa

• plateau

• caste