Vocab Words Flashcards
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
A city local to Harappa very similar. Means “mound of the dead”
400 miles south paved with bricks.
What is Harappa?
A city that ruins after Indian gods.
Who are Aryans?
A group of people.
Cattle and sheep herders migrated
What is the Indus River?
A river that flows through China India and Pakistan.
What is a large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of a continent?
A subcontinent
What are the mountains called that run throughout India?
Himalayas
What is the dry desert like area in India?
Indus Plain
Who were the people who were named by the ruins after an Indian god?
Harappa
What does Mohenjo-Daro mean?
“Mound of the dead”
What was the city alike Harappa 400 miles to the south called?
Mohenjo-Daro
What was a citadel?
A massive fort the west end of the city.
What does migrate mean?
To move from one place to another to live
What is Hinduism?
One of the worlds oldest religions.
What was a Vedas?
Books containing sacred songs.
What was the caste system?
A way of organizing people into hundreds of different levels.
What is reincarnation?
The cycle of life death and rebirth.
What was the Dharma?
Laws and duties.
What is Buddhism?
A religion that continues to attract followers today.
What is Kosala?
A northern kingdom near the Himalayas.
What is a monk?
A man who devote his life to a religious group they often give up all the own and live only a religious way of life.
What is karma?
A force caused by a persons good and bad acts.
What are the four Noble truths?
- life is filled with suffering
- Suffering is caused by peoples wants. People may want more complete pleasure more power or a longer life.
- Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things.
- To stop wanting things people must follow the eight basic rules.
What is the middle way?
The way of life was meant to be nor to strict nor too easy.
