Question | Answer |
Indus River | Body of water begins in the high snow covered Himalaya mts of NE India and flows into Arabian Sea |
Subcontinent | Large land mass that is geographically separated from the rest of the continent |
India | subcontinent of Asia |
Himalayas | mountain range that separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia |
Water surrounding India | Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal |
Archaeologists | studies the remains of past cultures |
Mohenjo-dahro | lost city of Indus (mound of dead) |
sanskrit | ancient Indian language |
surplus food | extra food |
Citadel | walled fort that protects a city |
cylinder seals | identifies each merchants goods |
migrate | to move from one place to another |
Hinduism | one of the world's oldest religions, key idea: all living things are connected |
Vedas | also known as The Book of Knowledge |
Hindu beliefs | the world is controlled by many gods and goddesses |
the caste system | organizes all of india into four groups. |
dharma | provides laws and duties |
outcast | people who don't follow the dharma |
untouchables | the kids of the outcasts |
vishnu | the preserver god |
monk | a man who devotes his life to a religious group, often giving up all he owns |
karma | in hinduism and buddhism, the end result of a person's good or bad acts |
four noble truths | the principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering |
the eight fold path | instructions on the proper way to live |
Asoka | cm's grandson - an emperor who ruled from 265-238 BC |
CM | a ruler of northern India. His capital city was Paliputra. |
architecture | the art and science of constructing buildings |
end of Gupta | the Huns took over |