India Unit 6 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
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 the next.
Reincarnation
Buddhism goal, to each 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
is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.
Golden Age