Ancient India Vocabulary

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  1. 3. One of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization
  2. 5. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
  3. 7. A flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
  4. 8. the major religion of India
  5. 10. resources found in nature and used for trading with civilization who didn’t have access to them
  6. 14. The first language of Ancient India
  7. 15. an early civilization with an advanced culture, located in the Indus River Valley on the Indian Subcontinent
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  1. 1. A widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha, in northeastern India
  2. 2. A time period of prosperity (wealth), peace, and progress (expansion and growth) during the Gupta Empire
  3. 4. Mountains forming a rugged barrier between the Indus River Valley and Afghanistan
  4. 6. Eastern and Western mountain chains near the coasts of India.
  5. 9. A place to store grain
  6. 11. A nomadic group that invaded India and took control.
  7. 12. A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons
  8. 13. is one of the three great ancient religions of India and is still practiced today that did not believe in a god