Geography
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
subcontinent
An ancient Indian language
Sanskrit
Who founded Hinduism
No One Person
A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement during the Gupta Empire is also known as
the Golden Age
This Class is at the top of the Caste System
Brahmins
A northern border that separates India from the rest of Asia is
Himalaya Mountains
The name given to the man who founded Buddhism
Buddha
Collection of sacred texts
Vedas
The Harappa Culture was first to invent this waste-water system that we use multiple times a day, still today, called this...
Underground plumbing, toilets, garbage chutes, bathrooms, etc.
This Caste contains Priests
Brahmins
The most fertile and populated area along the a river is known as
The Indus River Valley Civilization
An ideal state of happiness and peace
Nirvana
Hinduism came from what earlier religion
Brahmanism
Many artificats are still being discovered from Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, like:
jewelry, toys, statues, cloth, copper/gold/bronze tools or coins, writings, pottery, shells, and ivory
How many social classes are in the Caste
Four
The southern two-thirds of India is known as a flat area of high land known as
plateau or Deccan Plateau
The state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth
Enlightenment
The second stage of Samsara
Death
Literature was one of many achievements. What ancient Indian writing is considered a sacred text that teaches important moral lessons?
epics or Mahabharata
The Kshatriyas Caste contains which groups of people
Rulers and Warriors
A seasonal wind and often brings rain and flooding, that has shaped India as we know it is called
monsoon
A journey to a holy place
Pilgrimage
Following Duty & Obligation is an example of this
Dharma
Aryabhata contributing greatly to the achievements of what with mathematics?
What name other than Untouchables is given to people outside of the Caste
Outcastes or Dalits