WH CHT 3 1-2 VOCAB

Question 0

Plateau

Answer 0

raised area of level land

Question 1

Subcontinent

Answer 1

large landmass that juts out from a continent

Question 2

Monsoon

Answer 2

seasonal wind that regularly blows from a certain direction for part of the year

Question 3

Harappa

Answer 3

large ancient city of the Indus civilization, located in present-day Pakistan

Question 4

Mohenjo-Daro

Answer 4

ancient city of the Indus civilization, located in present-day Pakistan

Question 5

Veneration

Answer 5

special regard

Question 6

Acculturation

Answer 6

the blending of two or more cultures

Question 7

Vedas

Answer 7

a collection of prayers, hymns, and other religious teachings developed in ancient India beginning around 1500 B.C.

Question 8

Rajah

Answer 8

in ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe

Question 9

Brahman

Answer 9

in the belief system established in Aryan India, the single spiritual power that resides in all things

Question 10

Mystic

Answer 10

person who devotes his or her life to seeking direct communion with divine forces

Question 11

Atman

Answer 11

in Hindu belief, a person’s essential self

Question 12

Moksha

Answer 12

in Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with brahman

Question 13

Reincarnation

Answer 13

in Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

Question 14

Karma

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in Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person’s fate in the next life

Question 15

Dharma

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in Hindu belief, a person’s religious and moral duties

Question 16

Ahimsa

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Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life

Question 17

Caste

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in traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born

Question 18

Four noble truths

Answer 18

as taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism

Question 19

Eightfold path

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as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana

Question 20

Nirvana

Answer 20

in Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

Question 21

Sect

Answer 21

a subgroup of a major religious group