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37 Cards in this Set
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geography
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the science that deals with land, weather, bodies of water, and plant and animal life
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silt
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a rich layer of soil left behind after a flood
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fertile
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able to grow crops
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scribe
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in ancient times, a person who could read and write
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peninsula
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land surrounded by water on three sides
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hymn
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a song of praise
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monsoon
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seasonal winds
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cycle
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events that keep happening one after another
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pass
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an open place in a mountain
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religious
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having to do with a belief in a higher being
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subcontinent
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a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent
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reincarnation
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the rebirth of the soul into a new body
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alabaster
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a stone through which light can shine
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caste
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a class of people in India
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ivory
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the name for the tusks or teeth of animals like the elephant and the walrus
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irrigate
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to bring water to fields and crops
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artisan
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a person who makes useful, and often beautiful, objects for everyday use
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noble
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a person of high birth
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jade
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a precious stone that is usually green
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development
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growth of something
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invade
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to attack or march into another country
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transport
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to move from one place to another
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dynasty
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a family that rules a country over a long period of time
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create
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to make something
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symbol
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something that stands for something else
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expel
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to throw or send out of something
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isolate
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to keep apart or away from others
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plateau
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a flat area that rises above the land close by
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canal
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a waterway made by humans
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Hinduism
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the main religion of India that stresses the belief in the Vedas
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character
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in language, a symbol that means something
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the Vedas
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the earliest written records about life in India; contains the legends and religious beliefs of the ancient human inhabitants of India
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millet
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a type of grain
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patio
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an inner room open to the sky
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district
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a certain area of a place
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tablet
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a flat writing pad
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pictogram
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a picture symbol, or figure; a type of early writing
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