2nd Word Wall

HEREDITARY

Position or possessions earned by birth

ORACLE• Sacred shrine where a

priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

SANSKRIT

• 1st written language in India.

EMPEROR

• sovereign ruler of great power and rank.

SUBCONTENENT

• India—Large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

CIVILIZATION• Society, Culture

and way of life of a particular area.

DEITY

• Divine status, quality or nature.

TEXTILES

• A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing.

PROPHET• A messenger sent by God to share God's

word.

MERCHANT

• A person who buys and sells items for profit.

ANCESTORS• A person that someone is descended from

(Example: Grandparents)

ARISTOCRATS• Member of the upper class of a society

MONOTHEISM

The belief in one god.

GEOGRAPHY

• Study of Study of physical physical features of features of earth and its earth and its atmosphere. atmosphere.

EXILE

Forced absence of one’s home or country

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CURRENCY

• Money in the form of coins or paper

ARCHITECTURE

• Art of designing and constructing buildings.

RUINS

• Physical destruction or disintegration of something.

CIVIL SERVICE

• Administrative service of the government

BUDDHISM

• A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha

Bureaucracy• Group of non-elected

government officials

CONFUSIANISM

• A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius.

HINDUISM

• A major religion that developed in ancient India.

PHILOSOPHY

• Study of basic ideas about society.

ARTISAN

• A worker in a skilled trade (making things by hand).