Unit 9 Ancient India Vocabulary Mrs. Payton

Caste the system of dividing society into hereditary classes.

Class the system of ordering a society in which people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.

Subcontinent a large, distinguishable part of a continent,

Outcast a person who has been rejected by society or a social group.

Legacy Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past:

Enlighten give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.

Tradition Passing down customs or beliefs from generation to generation

Monsoon a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon )

Meditation a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present.

Reincarnation the rebirth of a soul in a new body

Isolate cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Innovation a new method, idea, product, etc.