Ch3 Vocab

Question 1

Plateau

Answer 1

Raised area of land that is flat on top

Question 2

Monsoon

Answer 2

Seasonal wind

Question 3

Veneration

Answer 3

Special regard(respect)

Question 4

Caste

Answer 4

System of ranking into which you are born and cannot change, based on your job

Question 5

Brahman

Answer 5

The single spiritual power that resides in all things

Question 6

Mystic

Answer 6

Person who devotes to communicating to the gods

Question 7

Rajah

Answer 7

Skilled war leader

Question 8

Vedas

Answer 8

Sacred text of aryon

Question 9

Brahmin

Answer 9

Priest

Question 10

Kshatriyas

Answer 10

Warriors

Question 11

Vaiyas

Answer 11

Herders,farmers,and artisans

Question 12

Sudras

Answer 12

A group of people that have no heritage

Question 13

Indra

Answer 13

Chief god of aryans

Question 14

Atman

Answer 14

Another name for brahman

Question 15

Moksha

Answer 15

The ultimate goal of hinduesem

Question 16

Reincarnation

Answer 16

Rebirth of soul an another form

Question 17

Karma

Answer 17

Actions that impact your next life

Question 18

Dharma

Answer 18

Duties and responabilities

Question 19

Ahimsa

Answer 19

Nonviolence

Question 20

Nirvana

Answer 20

The ultimate goal of buidism

Question 21

Sect

Answer 21

Subgroup of major religion groups

Question 22

Jainsim

Answer 22

Sect. Of hinduism that drauticed

Question 23

Siddhartha gautama

Answer 23

Founder of buddhism

Question 24

Four noble truths

Answer 24

The basic teachings of buddhism

Question 25

8 fold path

Answer 25

Guidelines for living a good life

Question 26

Theravada

Answer 26

Strict form of buidism

Question 27

Mahayana

Answer 27

Form of buddhism for ordinary people

Question 28

Dissent

Answer 28

Ideas that oppose those of the government

Question 29

Missionaries

Answer 29

People sent to do religious work in a foreign country

Question 30

Golden age

Answer 30

Period of great cultural achievement

Question 31

Decimal system

Answer 31

System of numbers based on 10

Question 32

Stupas

Answer 32

Large domelike buddhist shrines

Question 33

Shakuntala

Answer 33

A play by kalidasa during the gupta dynasty

Question 34

Chandragupta

Answer 34

A young adventurer

Question 35

Asoka

Answer 35

Chandraguptas grandson fought a war then turned buddhist

Question 36

Joint family

Answer 36

Family organization in which several generations share a common delling

Question 37

Untouchables

Answer 37

People that are impure

Question 38

Dowry

Answer 38

Payment to the bridegroom

Question 39

Subcontinent

Answer 39

A large landmass that sticks out from a continent