Vocabulary Words
Present day India, Bangladesh, Bhuten, Nepal, and Pakistan make up this large landmass
Subcontinent
Siddhartha Gautama is known for the creation of this
Buddhism
A word the Hindus' and Buddhist believe of a person reborn into another body
Reincarnation
Two Major Cities in Ancient India
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Maurya's grandson that first was cruel and killed thousands of people but then converted to Buddhism
Asoka
Built with the same layout and features
Planned Cities
Indian creator God
Brahma
The word used to help fight of disease in the form of a needle shot
Inoculation
Contains over 1000 hymns
Rig Veda
A period of great cultural achievement in India
Golden Age
Strong Seasonal Winds
Monsoons
World's third largest religion
Hinduism
Type of exercise to achieve spiritual insight
Yoga
Two major rivers of north India
Indus and Ganges
They migrated into India
Aryans
Hereditary and can never be changed
Caste System
The Aryan language
Sanskrit
Buddhist Divine Law
Dharma
Determines the kind of life into which someone will be reborn
Karma
Protested by nonviolent means for the independence of India
Gandhi
The Vedas are Hinduism's holiest books but the Mahabharata and Ramayana are considered these
Epic Poems
In 1921, Archeologists uncovered this ancient Indian civilization
Harappan
Following the eightfold path leads to this
Nirvana
The Preserver God
Vishnu
A traditional guide to medicine in ancient India
Ayurveda