Ancient India Flashcards
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
Subcontinent
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Monsoons
The most important language of ancient India
Sanskrit
It divided Indian society into groups based on a persons birth, wealth, or occupation
Caste system
The largest religion in India today
Hinduism
The belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn into another person
Reincarnation
The effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul
Karma
A nonviolent religion based on the teachings of Mahavira
Jainism
The avoidance of violent actions
Nonviolence
Monotheistic religion founded in India in the 1400
Sikhism
Going without food
Easting
Focusing on your mind
Meditation
About 35 years old when he found enlightenment under the tree
The Buddha
A religion based on Buddha
Buddhism
A state of perfect peace
Nirvana
People who work to spread religious beliefs
Missionaries
In the 320’s BC a military leader, he on,y concurred northern India
Chandragupta
Around 279 BC ,Chandragupta’s grandson,became king, he is the strongest ruler yet
Asoka
In 375 he took the throne in India
Candra Gupta ||
The science of working with metal
Metallurgy
Mixtures of two of more metals
Alloys
Arabic numerals- the very numbers we use today are called that
Hindu
Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease
Inoculation
The study of stars and planets
Astronomy
