Legacy Vocabulary
a large land mass similar to, but smaller than, a continent
What is a "subcontinent?"
The River after which India is named.
What is the Indus River?
Siddhartha Gautama
Who was the Prince who became the Buddha?
the belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
a city built by design
What is a planned city?
the flat land bordering a river
What is a "floodplain?"
A seasonal wind
What is a monsoon?
The cause of suffering, according to the Buddhists.
What is desire?
The emperor who made Buddhism the official religion of India.
Who was Ashoka?
The Destroyer god of Hinduism
Who was Shiva?
money paid to a conquering ruler for protection
What is "tribute?"
The tallest mountains in the world, found to the north of India
What are the Himalayas?
The Hindu belief that your actions in this life determine how happy you will be in the next life
What is Karma?
The group of Indo-Europeans who migrated into India
Who were the Aryans?
In Buddhism: Enlightenment. The end of suffering.
What is nirvana?
a set of written rules
What is a "code of law?"
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
What were the earliest planned cities?
The Preserving god of Hinduism
Who was Vishnu?
The system of social organization in Ancient India
What is the caste system?
According to Buddhists, the path out of suffering
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
fair treatment of people
What is "justice?"
Bonus: The land of the Dark Lord Sauron, where the One Ring was forged in the bowels of Orodruin.
What is Mordor?
The Jain commitment to absolute nonviolence.
What is ahimsa?
The founder of Jainism
Who was Mahavira?
Bonus: In New Hampshire mountain lingo, the gap between two mountains
What is a notch?