Vocabulary
What is it called to avoid violent actions
nonviolence
What is the name of seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons?
monsoons
What is the name of the religious books that the Aryans use that contained poems, hymns, myths, and rituals?
Vedas
In Hindu beliefs, choices in life will determine a person's good or bad what?
karma
What does "the Buddha" mean?
the enlightened one
What is the name of people who spread their religious beliefs to other lands?
missionaries
What is a landmass that is smaller than a continent?
subcontinent
In Aryan society, what profession were the brahmins, the highest social class?
Priests and teachers
What is the belief that souls are born and reborn many times called?
reincarnation
Buddha taught that everyone does this?
suffers
What is it called when a person goes without food for a period of time?
fasting
What's the name of the ancient civilization that had India's first writing system and used indoor plumbing?
Harappan civilization
What is the name of the most important language in Ancient India?
Which religion believes in the teaching of the Mahavira and practice nonviolence?
Jainism
What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism that teach that everyone suffers and that it is mostly caused from wanting materialistic things?
Four Noble Truths
What is deep continued thought to focus the mind called?
What farming process did both the Harappan and Mesopotamian civilzations use?
irrigation systems
What were the four main social groups in Aryans society called?
Varnas
Which religion believes everyone should be treated the same and its followers often wear turbans?
Sikhism
What are the guidelines in Buddhism that help people live a good life called?
Eightfold Path
What is the name of the Social class system in India based on wealth and jobs?
What mountain range is located in the northwest section of India?
Hindu Kush
A community made up of many family members in Aryan society was called what?
gramas
What are the rites of passage for different stages in a Hindu's life called?
According to Buddha, people can avoid the process of reincarnation by reaching what?
Nirvana