| Question | Answer |
| A large landmass that is smaller than a continent | Subcontinent |
| Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia | Monsoon |
| A group of similar languages. | Language Family |
| An Indian prince | Raja |
| The first written language of India | Sanskrit |
| Ancient sacred writings of India | Vedas |
| An Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes. | Caste |
| A teacher | Guru |
| A major religion that developed in ancient India | Hinduism |
| The universal spirit worshiped by Hundus | Brahman |
| The rebirth of a soul | Reincarnation |
| A force that decides the form that people will be born into their next lives | Karma |
| A person’s personal duty, based on the individual,s place in society | Dharma |
| A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha. | Buddhism |
| A state of perfect happiness and peace | Nirvana |
| A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things | Jainism |
| A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped | Stupa |
| A person who travels to holy sites | Pilgrim |
| A section of the Indian epic the Mahabharta | Bhagavad Gita |
| To live | Reside |
| To leave and not return | Abandon |
| To move from one place to another | Migrate |
| To come into being or become known | Emerge |
| Words written down in a particular form, such as a book | Text |
| Work done by hand | Manual |
| A person’s rank compared to others | Status |
| To place all of one’s attention on something | Focus |
| To focus one’s thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness | Meditate |
| To carry out or do | Commit |
| To determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something | Estimate |
| Taking place at an unnamed later time. | Eventual |
| To encourage the doing of something | Promote |
| To give or donate something | Contribute |
| A broad flat area of high land | Plateau |
| To become smaller or weaker | Decline |
