India Geography
This mountain range is the barrier between China and India, with the highest areas of elevation in the world.
Himalayas
A person's life force that follows you to the next life, can be good or bad.
Karma
The "Enlightened" One is known as what?
Buddha
The belief in many gods is known as what?
polytheism
This is the place where monks live.
This river was where the first civilizations in India began.
Indus
Divine force Hindus believe is present in all things.
Brahman
An important Buddhist practice, with a goal of Nirvana.
Meditation
Rebirth is known as what in Hinduism and Buddhism?
This system was a social class system that you were born into.
Caste system
This river is a place that Hindus take pilgrimage to and is a major river on the Eastern side of India.
Ganges
Hindus believe in this cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation.
samsara
The way of life Buddha taught his followers.
The Middle Way
Man-made object used to make (produce) a product/service
Capital resource
A strong seasonal wind that influences climate is known as what?
Monsoon
These are the three major bodies of water that surround India.
This power gives order to the cosmos, or universe in Hinduism.
Guidelines for following the Middle Way.
Eightfold Path
Job/skill that a human can do to make (produce) a good/service
Human resource
A physical feature that hinders the ability move or trade is known as what?
Trade barrier
This is the mountain range that was first traveled through before reaching the Indus River Valley.
Hindu Kush
Myths, prayers, songs and poems are written in these sacred texts known as what?
Vedas
The festival that celebrates Buddha's birth is known as what?
Wesak
This was the name of the ancient city that first formed in the Indus River Valley around 2500 BCE.
Mohenjo-Daro
A large landmass that makes up a part of a continent is known as a what?
Subcontinent