GEOGRAPHY
AND
EARLY
INDIA
VOCABULARY
1. subcontinent - A large landmass that is connected to the rest of a
continent.
2. Himalayas
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3. Hindu Kush
A mountain range on the northern Indian border; it is
the highest mountain range in the world.
- Mountains to the west of the Indus River that made it
hard for invaders to enter India.
4. monsoons
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A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry
seasons.
5. Harappa
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A city that thrived between 2300 and 1700 BC in the
Indus Valley, in what is now Pakistan.
6. Mohenjo Daro - An ancient city of the Harappan civilization, located in
what is now Pakistan.
7. Aryans
- Invaders from Central Asia that were skilled warriors
with chariots and advanced weapons.
8. Vedas
- In Hinduism, the ancient books and religious writings
by Aryan priests of sacred songs, poems, myths, and
rituals on which much of its religious beliefs are
based.
9. rajas
- A leader who ruled an Aryan village and the land
around it.
10. Sanskrit
- The most important language of ancient India