a mountain range that stretches about
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trivia: highest mountain in the world is here:

Mt. Everest- 29,035 ft (more than 5 miles!)

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small fragments of rock or other materials that can be moved around by wind, water, or ice.

Archipelago

( ahr-kuh-PEHL-uh-go)

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A  group or chain of islands

[image]a seasonal wind that brings a great amount of rain-in the summer.

trivia: __________ is the Arabic word for "season"

a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific or Indian Ocean

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member of an ethnic group that migrated from what is now southern Russia, and settled in India

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a religion developed in ancient India

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the Books of Knowledge of the ancient Aryans, which were the basis of Hinduism

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an inherited social class in Hindu society that separates people from other classes at birth

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ruled  Mauryan Empire from 262 B.C.-232 B.C.

A ruthless conqueror, he converted to Buddhism after a particulary bloody battle.

[image]worked for justice and independence for the Indian people using nonviolent means-hunger strikes, marches, labor strikes.

trivia: Indians called him the Mahatma which means "Great Soul"

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a group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government.

temporary military rule during a time of war or during a time when the normal government has broken down

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a village council in India

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a fibrous plant used to make twine, bags, sacks, and burlap.

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technology, including computers, software, and the internet, that helps us process and use information

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a movement that began in the late 1960's through which genetically improved grains, pesticides, and new farming methods were introduced to farmers in developing nations

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Most famous building in India. Built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, in the 1640's as a tomb for his wife.

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a regional variety of a language

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money or property given by a brides's family to her new husband and his family.

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a large ancient city in the Indus River Valley. It disappeared around 1700 B.C.  No one knows exactly  why this civilization ended.

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the classical language of India and Hinduism.

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a group formed by Muslims in India in 1906 to protect their rights

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a member of a group of people in India, formerly known as the untouchables.

Indo-Aryan

trivia: about 3/4 of the people in northern and central India speak Indo-Aryan languages 

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related to the family that includes almost all European and many Indian languages

Mahabharata 

Ma ha bha ra ta

(mah-huh-BAH-ruh-tuh)