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What are the 3 rivers that flow through India?
The Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra Rivers
These people mixed with the people of those abandoned cities and created a new culture. They lived in tribes. Each tribe was led by a …
Raja
What did the third social class consist of?
Farmers, craftspeople, and merchants.
What does subcontinent mean?
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
What is a caste?
An Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other caste.
Where did the first civilization begin in India?
In the valley around the Indus River.
These people invented a written language called…
Sanskirt
What was the fourth social class consist of?
Manual workers and servants.
What does monsoon mean?
Seasonal wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.
Who is a guru?
A teacher
What were the names of the two major cities that flourished between 2600 and 1900 B.C.E. ?
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Eventually hymns, stories, poems, and prayers were written and recorded into a sacred text known as the…
Vedas
Which caste had the most members?
The sudra varna or the manual workers and servants have the most members.
What does a language family mean?
A group of similar languages
What are the varnas?
The four social classes of India.
What happened around 1900 B.C.E?
The people abandoned these cities.
What was the highest social class?
The Brahmins, who were eight priest, teachers, or Sanskirt scholars.
How do you know what caste you are in?
You are born into them.
What does Raja mean?
An Indian Price
What is a plateau?
A broad flat area of high land.
What was the name of these people that migrated to India?
Aryans
What did the next class consist of?
Kings and warriors
What types of things does your caste determine?
Your job, rights, diet, marriage, and social customs.
What is Sanskirt?
The written language of India
What does migrate mean?
To move from one place to another.