Unit Three Vocabulary - India

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  1. 2. Empire Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century.
  2. 3. Daro An ancient city of the Harappan civilization, located in what is now Pakistan.
  3. 4. Caste System the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based oncastes.
  4. 8. (1483–1530), first Mogul emperor of India 1526–30, descendant of Tamerlane; born Zahir ad-Din Muhammad. He invaded India c.1525 and conquered the territory from the Oxus to Patna.
  5. 9. A large landmass that is connected to the rest of a continent.
  6. 11. The most important language of ancient India
  7. 13. A mountain range on the northern Indian border; it is the highest mountain range in the world.
  8. 15. (Vishyuhs) the third-highest of the four varnas or categories into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, ranking above the Sudras. Vaisya includes a large number of distinct castes of similar ranking, traditionally traders, moneylenders, or farmers.
  9. 16. the fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of India, traditionally artisans and labourers.
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  1. 1. In Hinduism, the ancient books and religious writings by Aryan priests of sacred songs, poems, myths, and rituals on which much of its religious beliefs are based.
  2. 2. A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
  3. 5. Kush Mountains to the west of the Indus River that made it hard for invaders to enter India.
  4. 6. Invaders from Central Asia that were skilled warriors with chariots and advanced weapons.
  5. 7. (Shatreeuhs) second highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally the military or ruling class. “Warriors”.
  6. 10. A Brahmin is a member of the highest caste or varna in Hinduism. The Brahmins are the caste from which Hindu priests are drawn, and are responsible for teaching and maintaining sacred knowledge.
  7. 12. A city that thrived between 2300 and 1700 BC in the Indus Valley, in what is now Pakistan.
  8. 14. the Great Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605) who conquered most of northern India and exercised religious tolerance.
  9. 17. A leader who ruled an Aryan village and the land around it.
  10. 18. Jahan Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra)