Geography
Tallest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas
Mount Everest
"The Books of Knowledge", history written by the priests.
Vedas
The belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes on many forms.
Hinduism
meaning "Enlightened One," he taught people how to overcome suffering.
the Buddha
The rebirth of a soul into a new body.
reincarnation
The flat plain in India that is next to the Indus and Ganges rivers.
Indo-Ganges Plain
First leader and founder of the Persian Empire.
Cyrus II
The goddess Ganga Mai took on the form of this river.
Ganges River
A way of clearing your mind.
meditation
Priests at the top of the Aryan caste system.
Brahmins
One of the oldest civilizations along the Indus River in Pakistan.
Indus River Valley
The religion of the Persians identified one god who would fight against all evil.
Zoroastrianism
A rigid and hereditary social class
caste
The place where the Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
Bodh Gaya
Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.
subsistence farming
Mountain ranges that are located on both coasts of India.
Western and Eastern Ghats
The first 2 cities of the Indus River Valley. (Full names)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
The one universal being that everything lives in and is the final destination for everything.
Brahman
What are the rules of the Eightfold Path?
Behave with wisdom, behave with morality, behave with meditation
The state of pure goodness and wisdom
Enlightenment
The "diamond-shaped" land is located in the center of India's subcontinent.
Deccan Plateau
This Empire invented the number system we use today.
The Gupta Empire
A collection of 1,017 Sanskrit hymns, Hinduism's oldest sacred text.
Rig Veda
Name all Four Noble Truths.
1) all life is suffering, pain, and sorrow 2) Negative deeds and negative minds cause suffering 3) to cure suffering, you must let go of wants 4) The Eightfold path will help overcome suffering
In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties.
dharma