Name: Michael

Indus River Valley Vocabulary

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2. hymns and holy scriptures used by the Aryans to 1. special building for holding grain
express their beliefs 3. a fixed social class system a person is born into;
4. landowners, bankers, merchants, level of the caste levels generally don't change or mix
7. priests at the highest varna, or level of caste 5. large landmass set apart from the rest of the
8. Dalits; lowest level of caste system continent
9. the rulers and warriors of the caste 6. seasonal winds, dry or wet
11. fortified area in city centers 10. the bottom level, made up of farmers and other
12. nomadic invaders who came into India; or, manual workers
possibly, they were already there
13. a level below Sudras develeoped to have the dirty
jobs nobody else wanted; they were also called the
untouchables