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A large land mass that is smaller than a continent and is separated from a continent by its physical features
Sub Continent
Early Civilization In India developed along what river
Indus River
Where did civilization begin in India?
Indus River Valley
How is India separated from the rest of Asia?
North Himalaya Mountains
South-Indian Ocean
East- Bay of Bengal
W- Arabian Sea and Hindu Kush Mountains
The Highest Mountains in the world
Himalaya
1st Civilization in India
Harappan included the cities of Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro
In Indian Civilization -Farmers, craftspeople and traders
Vaisyas
Leaders of Small communities in Arayan society
Raja
Priest in India
Brahmins
Rulers and Warriors in Indian Society
Kshatriyas
Labors and non Aryans
Sudras
Non members of any Caste. People in a Caste are forbidden contact with them
Untouchables
Founder of the Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta Mayura
He became Buddhist monk and
rejected war, Improve lives of poor built roads with shade trees and rest houses, dug wells, sent missionaries to other lands, built pillars beside roads with edicts of Buddhism carved into them, got rid of caste system
Asoka
book of
stories with
moral lessons
Panchatantra
domed roofs
meant to house
sacred items
Stupas
small doses of virus
to build up your immunity
inoculation
Study of planets and
stars, Knew the sun was
a star and planets
evolved around it, Predicted eclipses of moon and sun
astronomy achievements
In Hinduism "the destroyer"
Siva
In Hinduism "The Creator"
Brahma
In Hinduism "the preserver"
Vishnu
Sanskrit
the most important
language of ancient
India
monsoon
a seasonal wind pattern
that causes wet and dry
seasons
subcontinent
a large landmass that is
smaller than a continent,
such as India
caste
system
the division of Indian
society into groups
based on rank, wealth,
or occupation
Hinduism
the main religion of
India; it teaches that
everything is part of a
universal spirit called
Brahman
reincarnation
a Hindu and Buddhist
belief that souls are born
and reborn many times,
each time into a new
body
karma
in Buddhism and
Hinduism, the effects
that good or bad actions
have on a person’s soul
Jainism
an Indian religion based
on the teachings of
Mahavira that teaches
all life is sacred
nonviolence
the avoidance of violent
actions
fasting
going without food for a
period of time
meditation
deep breathing and
thought that focuses the
mind on spiritual ideas
The Buddah
the founder of
Buddhism; also known
as the “Enlightened
One
Buddhism
a religion based on the
teachings of the Buddha
that developed in India
in the 500s BC
Nirvana
in Buddhism, a state of
perfect peace
missionary
someone who works to
spread religious beliefs
Candragupta
Maurya
a military leader who
seized control of India
and founded the
Mauryan Empire in the
320s BC
Asoka
a Mauryan emperor who
converted to Buddhism
after extending Mauryan
rule over most of India
Candra
Gupta II
an Indian emperor who
took the throne in AD
375; during his rule,
Gupta society reached
its high point
metallurgy
the science of working
with metals
alloy
a mixture of two or
more metals
Hindu-Arabic
numerals
the number system we
use today; it was created
by Indian scholars
during the Gupta
dynasty
inoculation
injecting a person with a
small dose of a virus to
help build up defenses
to a disease
astronomy
the study of stars and
planets
The Aryan system of government was different than the Harappan system of government in that the Aryan system was based on
family connections
In Aryan society the most important thing in regards to the Caste system was
Obeying Caste Rules
What happen to Hinduism after the Gupta's took control
It became more popular
Contains the passge called the Bhagavad Gita
Mahubbharta
Aryans took farmland away from India's native people by using what?
horses
Aryan priest used what to bring order to society
belief in the Vedas and reincarnation
The Indus river valley was settled because?
It offered the best agricultural conditions
It is believed that the Harappan people disappeared because they were
victims of floods or earthquakes