Indian lesson 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a subcontinent

A

Land that is cut off for the rest of the country by land forms

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2
Q

What kind of farmers only grow food for their consumption

A

Subsistence farmers

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3
Q

which season is the rainy season during the summer months

A

Monsoon season

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4
Q

The tallest peak on earth found in the Himalayan

A

MT. Everest

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5
Q

who was the people who worked the land and who were at the bottom of the caste system

A

Sudras

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6
Q

The Aryans ancient language

A

Sanskrit

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7
Q

Aryians Book of Knowledge

A

The Vedas

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8
Q

Who are the people that was priest and teacher and were the highest people in the caste system

A

Brahmins

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9
Q

What is the name of the ancient city in Pakistan

A

Mohenjo daro

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10
Q

This the the river in Indian which Indians first civilization

A

Indus River

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11
Q

In Buddhism, a way of cleaning the mind

A

Meditation

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12
Q

In, Buddhism, a state of pure goodness the goal of reincarnation

A

enlightenment

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13
Q

The religion that is based on the teaching o the Buddha

A

Buddhism

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14
Q

“enlightened one” what Siddhartha Gautama came to known

A

The Buddha

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15
Q

In Buddhism, Beliefs about human suffering

A

Four Noble truths

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16
Q

The Buddhist’s way of living that can help Buddhists find relief from there suffering

A

The Eight Fold Path

17
Q

Hindus bathe in this river to cleanse there soul

A

Ganges River

18
Q

The process there which a people one life to the next

A

Reincarnation

19
Q

Social groups that you are born into

A

caste system

20
Q

The main religion in India

A

Hinduism

21
Q

The source and final destination of Hindus this is there supreme god

A

Brahman

22
Q

Rules for each caste to follow this bring order to the universe

A

Dharma