Unit 4: Indus River Valley

3. A belief system developed in India by Siddhartha that teaches Enlightenment is reached by overcoming desires.
7. A member of the lowest-caste in Indian society; contact with untouchables is believed to defile (make dirty) members of higher castes.
8. A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent.
9. A barrier constructed to prevent the flooding of a river.
10. The highest mountain in the world.
11. A social class system in which someone stays in the same class until death.
12. The force generated by the persons actions that determines how this person will be reborn in the next life.
13. A long period of no rain.

1. The ultimate form of life free from suffering and desires.
2. The first Indian civilization.
4. A polytheistic religon that began in India; beliefs include dharma and reincarnation; the goal of which is to reach Nirvana.
5. A seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia; bringing floods to area.
6. The belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
8. An ancient Indo-European language used in the practice of Hinduism.