Unit 8 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society
- 4. An Indian religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. They believe in Karma and reincarnation
- 6. large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean
- 8. large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent
- 11. A language that was spoken by the Aryan people who migrated to the Indus River Valley
Down
- 1. a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak that promotes honesty and equality
- 3. India’s main religion featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation
- 5. seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months
- 7. tectonics theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts
- 9. a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean
- 10. process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions