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Ancient India
Use to help study for your test on Ancient India
Question | Answer |
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Subcontinent | A large land mass, smaller than a continent. |
Monsoons | seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. |
Caste System | The division of Indian society into groups. You must follow all the rules in the caste system. |
Hinduism | The largest religion in India today. They believed in the universal spirit, Brahman. |
reincarnation | The process of a soul being reborn in a new body. |
Karma | The force created by a person's actions. Good karma will help you be reincarnated as something good. |
mediation | The focusing of the mind and spiritual ideas. |
fasting | Going without food. |
Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of Buddha and the Four Noble Truths. The religion was appealing to all of society. |
Missionary | People who want to spread their religious beliefs. |
Nirvana | A state of Perfect peace. |
Candragupta Maurya | A military leader who took control of northern India. He stated the Maurya empire. |
Asoka | A Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism because he was tired of war. He spread Buddhism by sending missionaries. |
Metallurgy | The Science of working with metals. |
Hindu-Arabic numerals | The Numbers we use today. |
Inoculation | Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus. |
Astronomy | The study of the stars and planets. |
Himalayas | Mountains in the north on India. Largest mountains in the world. |
Sanskrit | Indian writing system brought by the Aryans. |
Brahmins | The highest class in the caste system. |
Jainism | Religion that believes in nonviolence. |
Siddhartha Gautama | The founder of Buddhism who found the answer to why humans suffer. |
Candra Gupta II | Started the Gupta empire. He pushed people to join Hinduism and brought back the caste system. |
Mahabharata | Indian Text based on Hinduism. The most famous story is the Bhagavad Gita. It's still popular today. |
Aryans | Invaded India from the west. |
The Gupta empire | Had lots of great achievements like metallurgy, astronomy, and inoculation |