Civilization & Settlements
About 5,000 years ago someone settled in valleys along the Indus River.
What is nomads?
The early Aryans called their prayers, hymns, stories, and poems something.
What is the Vedas?
As India's economy grew a system developed.
What is the social classes?
The worlds oldest religion is ______.
What is Hinduism?
Definition of monsoons.
What is seasonal winds?
In this course of time the bands of Aryans moved throughout India.
What is 1500 B.C.E. to 1000 B.C.E.
In this time period the Vedas were composed.
What is 1500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E.?
Something happened when the Aryans settled into India.
What is an economy that grew?
Hinduism has one universal spirit called something.
What is Brahman?
There is a big object splitting up Asia and India.
What are the Himalayan mountains?
Aryan people's language was part of a large language family.
What is Indo-European?
The Vedas are taught in religious schools called ______.
What is the Veda pathashalas?
Social class in India was not just a religious matter.
What is a social and cultural matter as well?
Hindus built stuff for Deities.
What are temples and statues?
During the winter monsoons blow ______ winds.
what is cold winds?
People began to leave the Indus Valley because______.
What is because of the drought?
In the time period of 300 B.C.E. 2 languages appeared.
What is Tamil and Telugu?
There were 4 social classes they had a name.
What are the Varnas?
The idea of reincarnation is related to another idea.
What is karma?
The 3 great rivers that flow through the region.
What is the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra?
During this time period the Indus culture flourished.
What is 2600 B.C.E. and 1900 B.C.E.?
When the Indic and Dravidian speakers met they exchanged religions and a new culture happened.
What is the Vedic culture?
The meaning of jati is _______.
What is birth?
Another way of saying reincarnation.
What is the rebirth of the soul?
India has a landmass that is smaller than a continent.
What is a subcontinent?