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| caste | Hindu social class |
| Brahman | Hindu supreme god |
| Aryans | nomads from central Asia, invaded India 1700 BCE |
| Brahmins | teachers, priests |
| Kshatriyas | Kings, warriors |
| Vaisyas | Farmers, merchants, artisans |
| Sudras | servants, unskilled laborers |
| Untouchables | outside of the caste system; slaves, perform "unclean" tasks |
| Rajah | elected chief of an Aryan tribe |
| Vedas | collection of religious teachings that tell us about the Aryan people |
| Mahabharta | greatest Indian epic |
| Bhagavad-Gita | famous episode of the Mahabharata |
| Ramayana | heroic epic about a bride saved from a demon by a groom |
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