WHAP Chapter 3 Flashcards
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| 200574741 | Deccan plateau | A high, flat region that makes up most of southern India | 0 | |
| 200574742 | friezes | Horizontal designs on walls | 1 | |
| 200574743 | propitiated | To conciliate with an offended power | 2 | |
| 200574744 | Sanskrit | A writing system developed by the Aryans | 3 | |
| 200574745 | Vedas | Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. | 4 | |
| 200574746 | Kshatriyas | The warrior class in the Indian caste system | 5 | |
| 200574747 | Kanishka | The greatest emperor of the Kushan empire | 6 | |
| 200574748 | Varuna | Aryan god who watched over the behavior of mortals and preserved the cosmic order. | 7 | |
| 200574749 | Krishna | a popular and important incarnation of Vishnu in Hinduism | 8 | |
| 200574750 | Aryabhatta | Indian mathematician who accurately defined pi and the circumference of the Earth | 9 | |
| 200574751 | Ankor Wat | Place of worship created by the Khumers | 10 | |
| 200574752 | Majapahit | Hindu kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. | 11 |