India Flashcards
A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
Subcontinent
Seasonal winds.
Monsoons
Massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granary. A place they stored grain.
Citadel
Abandoned ancient cities along the Indus River. Very advanced with a strong central government.
Harrapa & Mohenjo Daro
India’s writing.
Sanskrit
Social class.
Caste
Sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers.
Vedas
the first Buddha.
Siddhartha Gautama
The idea that a person’s actions have consequences, which can return to them in this life or in the next
Reincarnation
Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering.
Nirvana
a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, who discovered a way to stop suffering in life by following the Eightfold Path and reaching Nirvana.
Buddhism
