India Flashcards
a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
Subcontinen
Massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granary. A place they stored grain.
Citadel
India’s writing
Sanskri
sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers
Vedas
a polytheistic religion but also believes there is one universal spirit known as the Brahma.
Hinduism
a responsibility to fulfill one’s duty within your caste.
Dharma
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
the first Indian Emperor who unified India.
Chandra Gupta Maurya