India Flashcards
(16 cards)
a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent
subcontinet
seasonal winds
monsoonss
massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granery a place they stored grain
citadel
abandoned ainchent cities along the Indus river very advanced with a strong government
harrapa and mohenjo daro
India’s writing
sanskrit
sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers
vedas
social class
castes
a polytheistic religion but also believes there is one universal spirt know as brahma
hinduism
a responsibility to fulfill ones duty in your caste
dharma
the universal understanding that what goes around comes around
karma
the first buddha
siddhartha guatama
the idea that a persons actions have consequences which can return to them in the next life
reincarnation
Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering
nirvana
a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, who discovered a way to stop suffering in life by following the Eightfold Path and reaching Nirvana
Buddhism
the first Indian emporer who unified india
Chandra Gupta maurya
first emporer to become buddist
ashoka