| Vocabulary | Indus Valley Civilization | Aryans | Ancient Indian Society |
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What is raja?
An Indian prince
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What are rivers?
The geographic features the Indus Valley had that helped agriculture
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What is Europe?
Where the Aryans came from
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What are the Brahmins?
India’s highest social caste
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What is a caste?
An Indian social class
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What is Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
The two main cities in the Indus Valley
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What is rajas?
Rulers of the Aryan kingdoms
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What are Untouchables?
The English name for the people at the lowest level of the caste system
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What is a language family?
A group of similar or related languages
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What are bricks?
The material people in the Indus Valley used to build their homes and roads
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What is Sanskrit?
First written language
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What is arranged marriage?
How Ancient Indians found their husband or wife
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What is jaiti?
A sub-caste
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What is Mesopotamia?
The other ancient civilization that we’ve studied that the Indus Valley traded with
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What is Vedas?
Sacred text containing hymns and prayers
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What is warrior?
Main job of the Kshatriyas
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What is Varnas?
The four main castes in the Indian social hierarchy
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What is indoor plumbing?
The modern day convenience Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa have in their homes that allowed them to use the bathroom
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What are the Himalayas?
Geographic feature which stopped the Aryans from moving into China
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What is social hierarchy?
The feature of civilization the caste system is part of
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