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Term
Subcontinent
6.1
Definition
The Indian subcontinent is a landmass that juts
southward from the rest of Asia like an enormous
arrowhead. The Himalayan Mountains separate the
subcontinent from the rest of Asia. While it is a
distinct landmass, the Indian subcontinent is not
large enough to be considered a continent.
Key Words/Phrases to help
you learn the term.
Smaller than a continent.
Is attached to Asia
Monsoons
Wet & Dry
6.1
Harappa
6.1
Mohenjo-Daro
6.1
Features on the landscape that are formed by natural
processes. Anything that describes the Earth's
topography is a physical feature.
Physical Features Ex. mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
6.1
Himalayas
6.1
Indus and
Ganges Rivers
6.1
Hinduism
6.2
Natural features that you can see.
Example, Sentence or Pic
(Relate it to India)
It was extremely difficult
for outside invaders to
reach the subcontinent
without making dangerous
journeys over the
mountains or across the
ocean.
Ashoka
6.2
Vedas
6.2
Buddhism
6.2
Siddhartha
Gautama/Buddha
6.2
List the five social groups along with a description of each.
Caste System
6.2
,
Sanskrit
6.3
Brahma, Vishnu,
and Shiva
6.3
Hindus honor many gods and goddesses
up to 330 million), but most Hindu’s believe
these are the most important. Hindu’s
believe that anything with beauty, value, or
mystery is a potential god or goddess.
Most important gods/goddesses.
Most
Hindus believe that Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are
the most important gods/goddesses.
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
Reincarnation
6.3
Karma
6.3
Dharma
6.3
Four Noble
Truths
6.3
Eightfold Path
6.3
Nirvana
6.3
Nonviolence
The personal practice of being harmless to self
and others under every condition. It comes from
the belief that hurting people, animals or the
environment is unnecessary to achieve an
outcome and is based on moral, religious or
spiritual principles
Harmless to anyone or anything.
Mohandas
Gandhi is often considered a founder of the
nonviolence movement from India.
Golden Age
Period of prosperity, peace, and progress during the
Gupta Empire. Advances were made in science,
literature, and the arts, also people were more
enthusiastic about religion.
“Gupta is GOLDEN”
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