ch5 Flashcards
(23 cards)
subcontinent
a large land mass that is smaller than a continent
monsoons
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
sanskrit
the most important language of ancient India
caste system
it divided Indian society into groups based on a person birth, wealth, or occupation
hinduism
the largest religion in India today
reincarnation
the process of rebirth
karma
the effects of good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
jainism
based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira
nonviolence
the avoidance of violent actions
fasting
going without food
meditation
the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
the Buddha
the “Enlightened One”
Buddhism
a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha
nirvana
a state of perfect peace
missionaries
people who work to spread their religious beliefs
Candragupta Maurya
a military leader who seized control of the entire northern part of India in 320’s BC
Asoka
Candragupta’s grandson
Candra Gupta ll
the emperor that took the throne to India in 375
metallurgy
the science of working with metals
alloys
the mixture of two or more metals
Hindu-Arabic numerals
the very numbers we use today
inoculation
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease
astronomy
the study of stars and planets
