Vocab Practice

3. a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
5. a collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus
9. a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement
10. to make into a whole
11. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BCE
12. one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus Valley civilization
13. to move from one geographic region to another
14. a person who gives up worldly pleasures
16. a class, or group, in Hindu society
17. a landmass that is of great size but smaller than a continent
19. an ideal state of happiness and peace

1. an early civilization known for its advanced culture that developed in the Indus River valley in India
2. a fortress built to protect a city
4. a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
6. an ancient Indian language
7. the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
8. a religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as vedic beliefs and Brahmanism
15. the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
18. a place to store grain