unit 4 Flashcards
very large land mass that is smaller then a continent
Subcontinent
fit for growing crops (land that is farm-able)
Arable
“Homes of Snows” in sanskrit
Himalaya
all the gods in a religion
Pantheon
Indian troops under the command of British officers
Sepoy
division of a place as in the 1947 partition of India
Partition of India
for Hindus the repeated rebirth of one’s soul in different forms
Reincarnation
for Hindus the impotence of doing one’s duty according to one’s station in life
Dharma
for Hindus Buddhists and Janis the positive and negative force caused by one’s action’s
karma
refusal to buy certain goods from a country or business
boycott
group of people who are born into a certain position in society as Hinduism that restricts the occupation and associations of their members
Caste System
a religion with origins in India that combines the Muslim belief in one god with the Hindu belief in reincarnation
Sikhism
religion with origins in India that emphasizes a strict moral code based on preserving life
Jainism
a wide spreed shortage of food
Famine
special type of soil that hardens and becomes useless when covering is removed
Literate
