Flashcards for India Quiz. A Large landmass, such as India, that is smaller than a continent.

Flashcards for India Quiz

A Large landmass, such as India, that is smaller than a continent.

Subcontinent

Holy River

Ganges

Mountain Ranges that are located on the northern borders of India

Himalayas

One of the largest cities of the civilization in the Indus River Valley

Mohenjo-Daro

The two major religions in Ancient India

Hinduism and Buddhism

Holy book for Hinduism

Vedas

Hinduism had how many main gods

3

Early group of people who moved to India c. 1500 B.C.E

Aryans

The belief that each person has many lives

Reincarnation

The belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be

in the next life

Karma

A social hierarchy in Ancient India based on someone’s job

Caste System

Religion based on the teachings of Buddha

Buddhism

The man who became known as the Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama

The Buddhist concept of a state of being where suffering ends

Nirvana

The teachings of Buddha

Dharma

The caste made up of Priests, Scholars, and teachers

Brahmin or Brahmana

Caste make up of Merchants and farmers

Vaisya

Caste made up of warriors

Ksatriya

Caste made of artisans and laborers

Sudra

Group of people not even considered part of the caste

system.

Untouchables

A leader who used ahisma/non-violence to fight British Rule

Gandhi

The number system that was first used in India and first to use zero

Decimal System

Hindu god knows as the destroyer

Shiva

Believing in more than one god

Polytheistic

Form of exercise started in India

Yoga

Buddhists believed in the 4________ ____________

Noble truths