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Ancient India

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Subcontinent >a large landmass separated from a continent by physical features
Indian Subcontinent >Large landmass on the Indian Plate >Collided with the Eurasian Plate >Formed the Himalayan Mts.
Himalaya Mts. >Mt. range to the NORTH of the Indian subcontinent >separates the Indian Plate from the Eurasian Plate >Mt. Everest - Tallest Mt. above sea level
Hindu Kush Mts. >WEST of the Himalayas >Has a passage that leads into India
Indus River >Source: Himalayan Mts. >Flows through desert regions of India & Pakistan >Empties into the Arabian Sea
Ganges River >Important river in northeastern India >Source: Himalayan glaciers
Western Ghats Mountain range along the south-western coast of the Indian peninsula.
Eastern Ghats Mountain range along the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula
Monsoon >strong, seasonal winds >Summer: bring torrential rain & flooding June - Oct. >Winter: Dry weather
Indus River Valley Civilization >2500 BCE - 1700 BCE >Harappan, India's 1st civilization, settled here >Located in modern day Pakistan
One of the first great urban civilizations >Harrapan >Indus River Valley Civilization
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro >Discovered in 1921 >Early cities of Harappan Civilization >Contain architecture built with bricks >roads arranged in a grid-system >sanitation and sewer systems
Harrapan >India's 1st civilization >2600 BCE >Mysteriously disappeared
Hinduism >polytheistic religion that developed in India >started in India but has no single founder
Karma the effect a person’s good or bad actions have on their soul
Reincarnation >Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. >When a person dies, Hindus believe the spirit is reborn into another body - human, animal, or plant.
Reincarnation (Hinduism) process used by Hindus to achieve Moksha
Reincarnation (Buddhism) used by Buddhists to achieve Nirvana
Buddhism a way of living centered around the teachings of the Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama >a prince who discovered "enlightenment" > Became known as the Buddha >NOT a god
Buddha > the "Enlightened One" >Name given to Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism
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