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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