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- 4. a place to store grain
- 5. a class or group in Indian society
- 8. a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into. There are thousands of jatis
- 11. valley civilization- an early civilization with an advanced culture, located in the Indus river valley on the Indian subcontinent
- 13. a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
- 15. a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
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- 1. One of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus river valley civilization
- 2. the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society
- 3. a collection of ancient texts that the foundation of hinduism
- 6. a religion that developed in india over thousands of years and spread across the world most hindus believe in one supreme being that can take many forms
- 7. idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source
- 9. a fortress built to protect a city
- 10. a ideal state of happiness and peace
- 12. an ancient India language
- 14. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
