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Physical Feature Subcontinent Indus River Ganges River –
Himalayas –
Hinduism Buddhism Buddha Dharma Karma Samsara Vedas Sanskrit Caste Atman Reincarnation Nirvana Alms Pilgrimage -
Physical Feature Subcontinent Indus River Ganges River –
Himalayas –
Hinduism Buddhism Buddha Dharma Karma Samsara Vedas Sanskrit Caste Atman Reincarnation Nirvana Alms Pilgrimage -
Ancient India Vocabulary
an aspect of the land, such as mountains, rivers, and plateaus
a landmass, such as India, that is of great size, but smaller than a continent
a river in southern Asia; flows from Tibet, through northern India and Pakistan, and into
the Arabian Sea
a holy river in India that flows from the Himalaya Mountains into the Bay of Bengal
a mountain system on the northern edge of southeast Asia
India’s first major religion
a religion of India begun by Prince Siddhartha, or the Buddha
a man originally named Siddhartha Gautama who lived in India from about 563-483 BCE
and began the religion of Buddhism
one of the basic beliefs of Hinduism that stands for law, obligation, and duty
in Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life
in Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
a collection of Hindu sacred writings
an ancient language of India
a social group which people are born into, in Hindu society
in Hindu belief, a person’s essential self
the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
Buddhist belief in union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth; an ideal
state of happiness and peace
goods given to the poor
a journey to a holy place
Ancient India Vocabulary
an aspect of the land, such as mountains, rivers, and plateaus
a landmass, such as India, that is of great size, but smaller than a continent
a river in southern Asia; flows from Tibet, through northern India and Pakistan, and into
the Arabian Sea
a holy river in India that flows from the Himalaya Mountains into the Bay of Bengal
a mountain system on the northern edge of southeast Asia
India’s first major religion
a religion of India begun by Prince Siddhartha, or the Buddha
a man originally named Siddhartha Gautama who lived in India from about 563-483 BCE
and began the religion of Buddhism
one of the basic beliefs of Hinduism that stands for law, obligation, and duty
in Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life
in Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
a collection of Hindu sacred writings
an ancient language of India
a social group which people are born into, in Hindu society
in Hindu belief, a person’s essential self
the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
Buddhist belief in union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth; an ideal
state of happiness and peace
goods given to the poor
a journey to a holy place