India's Vocabulary
a large landmass smaller than a continent
Subcontinent
the highest mountains in the world
Himalayas
The Taj Mahal is in what country
India
India’s first city
Harappa
social divisions
Varna
A leader who ruled a village and the land around it
Raja
The weather in India
Hot
Himalayas are the highest mountains that what sits at the top
Snow
Very skilled warriors and took over not just Harappan Civilization, but all of the Indus Valley
Aryans
priests, teachers, and scholars
Brahmin
India’s most important language
Sanskrit
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
It is usually hot in India because it is near what imaginary line
Equator
A guide which listed all of the rules
Sutra
laborers or non-Aryans
Sudra
These are poems, hymns, myths, and rituals that were written by Aryan priests
Vedas
winds blow into India from the Indian Ocean bringing heavy rain and causing severe flooding over 200 inches of rain would fall
Summer Monsoon
Name 2 of the 3 bodies of water that border India
Indian Ocean & Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal
India developed this system that divided into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation
Caste
the effect that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
Karma
very serious about nonviolence and even killing anything: humans, animals, insects, and even plants
Jainz
winds blow down from the mountains pushing moisture out of India causing dry warm winters
Winter Monsoon
When the snow from the Himalayas melted, it caused what river to flood
Indus River
a group of people that didn’t belong to any caste.
Harijans
What didn’t India call the people at the bottom of the Caste System
slaves or servants