Unit 3 Chapter 1 Ancient India

a major subdivision of a continent

• subcontinent
• Plateau

• monsoon

• domesticate

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

• plateau
• subcontinent

• monsoon

• domesticate

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

• monsoon
• domesticate

• stupa

• subcontinent

to tame and use for agricultural or other purposes

• domesticate
• terra-cotta

• monsoon

• seal

baked or hardened brownish-red clay

• terra-cotta
• seal

• domesticate

• plateau

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

• seal
• reincarnation

• caste

• nirvana

rebirth in a new form of life

• reincarnation
• seal

• 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

• caste
• seal

• stupa

• domesticate

a state in which the human soul is at perfect peace

• nirvana
• seal

• subcontinent

• caste

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

• stupa
• nirvana

• caste

• reincarnation