chapter 5 vocab Flashcards
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Monsoon season
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Rainy season in monsoon climates in which wind blows from the southwest for six months.
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Subcontinent
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A large area of land that is separated from other countries by water and land.
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Substance farming
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The process of growing food mainly for self-consumption.
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Brahmin
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A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society.
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Sudra
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A serf in Hindu society
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Reincarnation
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The Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next.
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Caste
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A lifelong social group into which one is born
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Meditation
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A way of clearing the mind
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Enlightenment
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A state of pure goodness, the goal is to of reincarnation
