Key Terms
Subcontinent
What is a large land mass that juts out from a continent?
Brahma
Who is the Hindu god born from a golden egg that is considered to be the Creator?
Himalaya Mountains
What is the mountain range that separates India from much of the rest of Asia?
Reincarnation
What is the rebirth of a soul in the body of another living thing?
Buddha
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Monsoons
What are the winds that blow across India that are dry in the winter but bring rain in the summer?
Vishnu
Who is the Hindu god considered to be the Preserver?
Indus River Valley
What is the fertile land in northern India where farming happens?
Dharma
What is the religious and moral duty of each Hindu person?
Hinduism
What is the religion introduced by the Aryans?
Citadel
What is a fortress in a city?
Shiva
Who is the Hindu god considered to be the Destroyer?
Mohenjo-Daro
What is a large carefully planned city in the Indus River Valley?
Ahimsa
What is the idea of being non-violent in Hinduism?
Vedas
What are the religious texts of the Hindus?
Migrate
What is to relocate or move and settle in a new place?
Siddhartha Gautama
Who is the prince that founded Buddhism?
Ganges River Valley
What is a fertile area of land in the northeastern part of India where the Aryans settled?
Nirvana
What is the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires?
Upanishads
What is the religious text for Hindus written as questions and answers?
Caste
What is a social class of people in India?
Chandragupta
Who is the founder of the Maurya empire?
Nomadic invaders from the north
Who were the Aryans?
Avatar
What are gods and goddesses worshipped by Hindus?
A blend of religions
What is Hinduism?