Unit 3 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is a subcontinent?

• A small island in the ocean

• A major subdivision of a continent

• A large mountain range

• A type of climate

What is a plateau?

• A deep valley

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

• A small hill

• A type of forest

What is a monsoon?

• A type of desert

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

• A type of tree

• A kind of animal

What does it mean to domesticate?

• To build a house

• To tame and use for agricultural or other purposes

• To travel to a new country

• To write a book

What is terra-cotta?

• A type of metal

• A kind of plant

• Baked or hardened brownish-red clay

• A type of fabric

What is a seal in the context of ancient objects?

• A type of fish

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

• A kind of bird

• A type of tree

What is reincarnation?

• A type of dance

• A rebirth in a new form of life

• A kind of food

• A type of music

What is a caste?

• A type of building

• A division of society based on differences in wealth, social status, and occupation

• A kind of animal

• A type of weather

What is nirvana?

• A type of flower

• A state in which the human soul is at perfect peace

• A kind of fruit

• A type of dance

What is a stupa?

• A type of tree

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

• A kind of animal

• A type of river