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define Himalaya Mountains
the mountains that separate China, Nepal, & India. Also the highest and longest mountain range in the world
define monsoon
a seasonal wind pattern in south & southeast Asia
define Aryans
people who spoke European language
define Sanskirt
an ancient India language of speaking.
**first writing**
define suttee
the hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral (fire)
define varnas
a social group in hindu that ranks people in 4 groups, categorized by skin color
define caste
a set of categories in ancient India that determined a person's occupation and position in society.
define Silk Road
route that connected China and the Roman Empire, significant for the trade of silk
define pilgrims
people who travel to religious places
define aristocracy
upper class where wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another
define Mandate of Heaven
claimed that the Chinese King of the Zhou dynasty had direct authority from heave to rule
define dynastic cycle
rise and fall of ruling families
define filial piety
belief for the respect of ones parents, ancestors, and elders
define ethnocentric
chinese belief that your culture is superior to someone else's
define subcontinent
a large land mass that juts out of a continent
Author
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Global vocab
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Global vocab chapter 3
Updated
11/15/2013, 10:21:42 PM
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