India Vocab 2024

Question 1

What is a Monsoon

Answer 1

A major wind system that seasonally reverses direction bringing wet summers and dry winters.

Question 2

What is a Plateau

Answer 2

A large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it.

Question 3

what is a Subcontinent

Answer 3

large part of a continet split from the rest of the continent by something called…

Question 4

Hinduism

Answer 4

Hindus believe in one supreme god who created everything and contains every characteristic in the universe.

Question 5

Buddhism

Answer 5

Believe that the human life is suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are ways to achieve enlightenment.

Question 6

Reincarnation

Answer 6

Rebirth of a soul in a new body

Question 7

Nirvana

Answer 7

In Buddhism, nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness the highest state that someone can attain

Question 8

Karma

Answer 8

Thought that our past actions affect us either positively or negatively what we do in the present time will affect us in the future

Question 9

Pilgrimage

Answer 9

A journey to a holy place for religious reasons