| Vocabulary |
Definition |
| Untouchables | Group considered the lowest in Hindu India |
| Brahmins | Group considered the highest in Hinduism |
| Hinduism | Aryans and Indigenous people beliefs merged |
| Caste System | Rigid Hindu social system |
| Ganges | Holy river of India |
| Himalayas | Mount Everest is found here |
| Varna | Aryan division of four social classes |
| Monsoon | Seasonal wind that dominates the Asian climate |
| Gupta Empire | Golden Age |
| Vedic Age | Hinduism begun, Indus valley and Ganges Plains settled |
| Subcontinent | A large land mass similar to a continent. |
| Kalahari | The desert that covers some of India and Pakistan. |
| Indus Valley | The world's largest early civilization |
| Middle East | The Indus Valley people traded with these people |