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Mohenjo Daro

One of the largest cities in Ancient India

Indus Valley

A valley coming down from the Himalayas, where early Indian Civilization thrived.

River

A body of water flowing through land

DeForestation

Getting rid of the forest.

Trade

Giving one thing in exchange for another

Fortress

A military stronghold.

Inscription

A writing

Assimilate

Become similar to people in one’s environment.

Subcontinent

A large piece of a continent, distinctly separate from the rest.

Monsoon

A strong storm or wind in Southern Asia.

Farming

Growing and harvesting food

Peninsula

A large mass of land going into the water and surrounded on three sides

Buddhism

Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama

Arabian Sea

Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean

Aryan

People who immigrated into Northern India, bringing with them Hinduism

Sanskrit

An ancient language of Hinduism.

Vedas

The most ancient Hindu Scriptures.

Hinduism

A major religious and tradition of South Asia, brought in by the Aryans.

Reincarnation

The rebirth of a soul in a new body.

Caste

The classes of the Hindu society.

Untouchable

Not able to be touched; an outcast in Indian society.

Rajah

An Indian King or Prince.

Assassination

A murder for a political reason.

Missionary

A person sent on a religious mission.

Arabic Numeral

Numbers in Arabic. Replaced many places that used Roman Numerals