Ancient India Vocab

a major subdivision of a continent

• plateau

• terra-cota

• subcontinent

• caste

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

• stupa

• nirvana

• caste

• monsoon

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

• seal

• plateau

• subcontinent

• stupa

baked or hardened brownish-red clay

• terra cotta

• plateau

• stupa

• caste

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

• nirvanna

• reincarnation

• caste

• stupa

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

• domesticate

• seal

• subcontinent

• plateau

to tame and use for agricultural or other purposes

• domesticate

• reincaarnation

• stupa

• nirvana

a state in which the human soul is at perfect peace

• reincarnation

• stupa

• nirvana

• monsoon

rebirth in a new form of life

• stupa

• reincarnation

• caste

• domesticate

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

• stupa

• caste

• stupa

• plateua