| Description |
Name |
| India's land is often called this | subcontinent |
| One of the early Indus River Valley cities | Harappa |
| Group that entered India from the northwest and brought the caste system | Aryans |
| Aryan priests and the top of the caste system | Brahman |
| The lowest group of the caste system | untouchables |
| The strong winds blow in from the Indian Ocean and bring India rain and dry air | monsoons |
| The Aryan holy book | Vedas |
| Northwestern mountain range | Hindu Kush |
| Northeastern Mountain range | Himalayas |
| a fort | citidel |
| Religion created by Siddartha Gautama | Buddhism |
| The Four ________ Truths in Buddhism | Noble |
| The Eightfold ________ in Buddhism | Path |
| The first empire of India | Mauryan |
| The cycle of dying and being reborn | reincarnation |
| In Buddhism, after you become enlightened, you can reach this place | Nirvana |
| Mahmud led these people into India | Muslims |
| The Indian Golden Age was seen under this empire | Gupta |
| A Muslim ruler | Sultan |
| In mathematics, India is known for the creation of this | Zero |
| The practice of wives sacrificing themselves on their husband's funeral fire | suttee |
| Built by Shah Jahan for his wife | Taj Mahal |
| European nation that took control of most of India by 1800 | England |
| Plateau region in the south of India | Deccan |
| Important northeastern river in India | Ganges |
| Most popular religion in India today | Hinduism |
| Hinduism - monotheistic or polytheistic? | polytheistic |
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