Ancient India Vocab

2. a large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller.
4. means “true nature of things.” These are the collected teachings of the Buddha.
6. part of the IndoEuropean people group who were nomadic herders. They spoke Sanskrit.
7. a doctrine (teaching) that states what a person does in one life determines what he or she will be in the next life.
8. the main religion of SE and E Asia which began in India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. The goal of Buddhism is the end of suffering.
10. each person has many lives.
11. the place where a river splits into a fan shape before it dumps into the sea. It has much fertile soil and is a good place to grow crops.
12. the main religion of India which developed from Brahmanism and includes worship of many deities.
13. seasonal winds that shape a country’s climate.
14. a tall mountain range in Northern India.

1. city cities that are built according to a design.
3. the end of suffering which will break the cycle of reincarnation.
5. ”nonviolence”this way of life influenced Gandhi who, in turn, influenced Martin Luther King, Jr.
8. the early religion of the Aryans which developed into the religion Hinduism.
9. Kush a tall mountain range in India.