Vocab 1
a large landmass, smaller than a continent.
What is subcontinent?
people who want to spread their religious beliefs
What are missionaries?
Aryan society was very similar to Harappan society.
False
My founder was Siddhartha.
What is Buddhism?
One of India's landforms that has a point at the top. The Himalayas are a popular one.
What are mountains?
the division of Indian society into groups
What is caste system?
the science of working with metals
What is metallurgy?
The ancient Indians can boast of a few significant achievements.
False
The religion of the Aryans.
One of India's landforms that is a flat grassy area.
What are plains?
the process of the soul being reborn in a new body
What is reincarnation?
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus
What is inoculation?
Aryans invaded the Indus valley from the west.
True
Believed all life is sacred.
One of India's landforms that is flat at the top.
What are plateaus?
the force created by a person's actions
the state of perfect peace
What is nirvana?
A person's caste was not important in Buddhism.
True
Dharma is part of this religion.
What is Hinduism?
The River that Indian civilization began along.
What is the Indus?
going without food
What is fasting?
What is astronomy?
The Vedas are stone columns that mark religious sites.
False.
Believed in the 4 truths.
What is Buddhism?
The season when India receives most of its rain.
What is monsoon season?