Chapter 5 Flashcards
subcontinent
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
monsoons
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Sanskrit
The most important language in Ancient India
caste system
groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation
Hinduism
The largest religion in Indian today
reincarnation
the progress of rebirth
karma
the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
Jainism
based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira
nonviolence
the avoidance of violent actions
fasting
going without food
meditation
the focusing of the mid spiritual ideas
the Buddha
the “Enlightened One”
Buddhism
A religion based on the teachings of Buddha
nirvana
a state of perfect peace
missionaries
people who work to spread their religious beliefs
Chandragupta Maurya
seized control of the entire northern part of India
Asoka
Chandragupta’s grandson
Candra Gupta II
In 375 he took the throne in India
metallurgy
the science of working with metal’s
alloys
mixtures of two or more metal’s
Hindu-Arabic-numerals
the numbers we use today
inoculation
a injected person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease
astronomy
the study of stars and planets
