Key Terms: India Map

Question 1

a large landmass thats set apart from the rest of the land

Answer 1

subcontinent

Question 2

a main river in which other small rivers flow

Answer 2

river system

Question 3

seasonal winds help shape life in this religion

Answer 3

monsoons

Question 4

a fortified area

Answer 4

citadel

Question 5

focuses on the wisdom of Buddha

Answer 5

Thervada Buddhism

Question 6

avoiding doing harm to any living thing

Answer 6

Ahimsa

Question 7

the effect of a persons actions

Answer 7

karma

Question 8

people who performed dirty jobs- also known as the untouchables

Answer 8

Dalits

Question 9

Rulers and warriors

Answer 9

Kshatriyas

Question 10

a state of perfect wisdom

Answer 10

enlightment

Question 11

liberation from reincarnation

Answer 11

moksha

Question 12

the rebirth of a soul in a new body

Answer 12

reincarnation

Question 13

thinkers and educators/teachers

Answer 13

gurus

Question 14

to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on an object

Answer 14

meditate

Question 15

farmers, laborers, servants

Answer 15

sudras

Question 16

was a religion based on priests and rituals

Answer 16

brahmanism

Question 17

a fixed social class into which a person is born

Answer 17

caste

Question 18

landowners, bankers, merchants

Answer 18

vaishyas

Question 19

supreme force or god

Answer 19

brahman

Question 20

a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering

Answer 20

nirvana

Question 21

a collection of hundred of sacred hymns

Answer 21

veda

Question 22

focuses on Buddha’s compassion

Answer 22

mahayana buddhasim

Question 23

a persons duty to do whats right

Answer 23

dharma

Question 24

priests, highest in caste

Answer 24

brahmins