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| 77558859 | India | definition: modern day country, land of the Aryans, Dravidians, and Harappan Society significance: center of trade, religious development, and technology | 0 | |
| 77558860 | Aryans | definition: Indo-European speaking nomads who entered India from the Central Asian steppes between 1500 and 1000 BC significance: influenced Indian beliefs and language greatly | 1 | |
| 77558861 | Dravidians | definition: a settled, well-organized people who built cities in India significance: formed cities and governments in India | 2 | |
| 77558862 | Harappan Society | definition: first Indian civilization significance: made technological inventions such as sewage | 3 | |
| 77558863 | Indus River | definition: river near pakistan that creates a fertile plain (Indus River Valley) significance: formed fertile areas for agriculture and encouraged growth | 4 | |
| 77558864 | Harappa | definition: large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan | 5 | |
| 77558865 | Mohenjo-Daro | definition: early Indian settlement, laid out in a grid pattern with irrigation and sewage significance: structured layout and modernly-used inventions | 6 | |
| 77558866 | Sanskrit | definition: sacred language by the Vedas in India, mainly for religion significance: shows distinctions made with every day life and religion | 7 | |
| 77558867 | Prakrit | definition: ordinary language used in India, but still formal enough for writing significance: shows distinctions made with every day life and religion | 8 | |
| 77558868 | Vedas | definition: Sanskrit writings, earliest known of Hinduism significance: showed self-thought and philosophical ideas | 9 | |
| 77558869 | Rig Veda | definition: first Vedas scripture, deals with spirituality, science, etc significance: laid out the principles for thought and development in India | 10 | |
| 77558870 | Raja | definition: title given to an Indian prince or king significance: demonstrates a government | 11 | |
| 77558871 | Punjab | definition: area between Indus and Ganges river significance: where the Aryan's first conquered | 12 | |
| 77558872 | Ganges River | definition: important river in India, supplied water significance: allowed for development of agriculture and cities in India | 13 | |
| 77558873 | Caste | definition: Hindu social rank based on wealth and profession significance: social distinctions made by settling down due to agriculture | 14 | |
| 77558874 | Varna | definition: class of which a person was placed into according to Hindu law at birth significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 15 | |
| 77558875 | Brahmans | definition: first level of Varna, priest class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 16 | |
| 77558876 | Kshatriyas | definition: second level of Varna, warrior class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 17 | |
| 77558877 | Vaishyas | definition: third level of Varna, merchant class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 18 | |
| 77558878 | Shudras | definition: fourth level of Varna, servant class of Indian society significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 19 | |
| 77558879 | Jati | definition: sub Varna, groups for economic development significance: social distinctions made possible by settling down and religion | 20 | |
| 77558880 | Patriarchy | definition: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line significance: led to males having many significant roles in the government and household | 21 | |
| 77558881 | Lawbook of Manu | definition: guidelines formed based on Hindu beliefs significance: set of laws to bring order, first ones to be based on religion | 22 | |
| 77558882 | Sati | definition: ritual requiring women to commit suicide at their husband's funeral significance: showed belief in afterlife | 23 | |
| 77558883 | Varuna | definition: god thought to view people from the heavens, also god of the sky and creation significance: mixing of the Aryan and Indian cultures | 24 | |
| 77558884 | Soma | definition: the body, according to tradition significance: demonstrates religion and self-thought about origins | 25 | |
| 77558885 | Upanishads | definition: group of peoples that contributed to older Vedas significance: theological advancement | 26 | |
| 77558886 | Brahman | definition: the Universal spirit of which we are all made significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation | 27 | |
| 77558887 | Samsara | definition: idea of reincarnation back into suffering significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation | 28 | |
| 77558888 | Karma | definition: idea that a person's actions determined their incarnation significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation | 29 | |
| 77558889 | Moksha | definition: idea that a person can break Samsara to join Brahman significance: demonstrates thought and questions in after-life and creation | 30 |
