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| Vizier | A high ranking government official second in power only to the pharaoh. |
| Alliance | An agreement between nations to work together for common interests or goals. |
| Embalm | To treat a dead body with preservatives such as salt, oils and spices to prevent it from decaying. |
| Sarcophagus | A large stone coffin in which mummys were kept. |
| Heiroglyph | A symbol used in a system of writing in Ancient Egypt. |
| Census | An official count of the population or number of people living in an area usually taken to collect taxes. |
| Famine | A severe shortage of food. |
| Subcontinent | A landmass, such as India, which is of great size but smaller than a continent. |
| Monsoon | A strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in summer. |
| Plateau | A flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it. |
| Glaciers | A huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area. |
| Mohenjodaro | "Place or hill of the dead" |
| Citadel | A fortress built to protect a city. |
| Granary | A place to store grain. |
| Hinduism | India's first major religion. |
| Vedas | A collection of Hindu sacred writings. |
| Sanscrit | An ancient language of India. |
| Brahman | The main creator God of Hinduism. |
| Brahmin | Priests |
| Caste | A class, or group, in Hindu society |
| Dharma | One of the basic beliefs of Hinduism that stands for law, obligation and DUTY! |
| Karma | In Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will afect their next life. |
| Samsara | In Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. |
| Multiple Gods | In Hinduism, the many gods and goddesses that represent the various qualities of Brahman, the one supreme God. |
| Reincarnatioin | The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body into a new body after death. |
| Pilgrimages | A journey to a holy place. |
| Sacred Thread | Worn by Brahmin to show their devotion to Hinduism as men. (They study as young men and this is a symbol of being a man in their religion) |
