Terms
a large land mass that is part of another continent
subcontinent
What is one thing that you caste determines?
Job, who you could marry
cycle of birth,death,rebirth
reincarnation
Scientific Advancement of Ancient India
earth revolves around the sun
formal name for system of castes in India when your caste is determined by birth
Jati system
How do mountains affect people in the north?
Keep them separate/isolated
religion started by Siddhartha and a means to end suffering
Buddhism
advancement in medicine
drill teeth, set bones, sew wounds, use herbs to cure disease
to move from one place to another
migrate
Similar geographical feature of Ancient India and ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
had river making soil fertile and good for farming
force that decides how people will be reborn in their next life
karma
advances in mathematics
infinity
created the concept of zero
#1-9
ancient sacred writings of India
Vedas
How was Mohenjo-daro similar to cities today?
streets, wells, indoor bathrooms and sewer systems
duty you are supposed to follow
dharma
domes or burial mounds built as Buddhist shrines
Stupas
Group of nomads who came to India and were expert horse riders and iron tool makers
aryans
This ruler turned from fierce conquest to become a man of peace
Ashoka
The message of Buddhism was especially well accepted by which varna class?
Untouchables
religion that believed in non violence and helped to inspire Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
Jainism