south asia vocabulary
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South Asia Vocabulary
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The most famous building in India, a tomb built for the wife
of a Mughal emperor.
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Taj Mahal
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A large ancient city in the Indus River valley.
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Mohenjo~Daro
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A hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean
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Typhoon
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An inherited social class of traditional Hindu society that separates people
from other classes by birth,occupation, or wealth.
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Caste
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A village council in India
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Panchayat
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Small fragments of rock or other materials that can be moved around by wind, water,or ice.
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Sediment
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A large landmass that is part of a continent but that has its
own geographic identity.
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Subcontinent
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In India, a group formed in 1885 to provide a forum for Indians to
discuss their problems.
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Indian National Congress
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Money or property given by a bride’s family to her new husband and his family.
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dowry
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A regional variety of language
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dialect
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A member of an ethnic group that migrated from what is now
southern Russia, settling in India.
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Aryan
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The Books of Knowledge of the ancient Aryans which were
the basis of Hinduism
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Vedas
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Indian leader who encouraged his followers to use nonviolence to resist
the British and bring about social
change.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
(“Mahatma”)
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A group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan’s
government in 1996.
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Taliban
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Includes computers, software, and the Internet, that helps us process and use information.
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Information Technology
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A mountain range that stretches about 1,500 miles across south-
central Asia.
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Himalayas
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A fibrous plant used to make twine, and burlap.
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Jute
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A language spoken in Pakistan
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Sindhi
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A seasonal wind brings a great amount of rain
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Monsoon
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A member of a group of people in India formerly known
as “untouchables”.
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Dalit
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The classical language of India and Hinduism
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Sanskrit
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A temporary military rule during a time of war when the normal
government has broken down.
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Martial law
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A religion developed in ancient India
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Hinduism
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Mauryan emperor who created a unified government
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Ashoka
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A series or chain of islands
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archipelago
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A movement begun in the 1960’s which introduced new farming methods to developing nations.
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Green Revolution
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Related to the family of languages that includes almost all European and many Indian
languages.
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Indo~Aryan
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The official language of Pakistan.
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Urdu
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An empire lasting from 1526-1707 that covered most of the
subcontinent of India.
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Mughal Empire
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A group formed by Muslims in in India in 1906 to protect their
rights.
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Muslim League