Ancient India Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Subcontinent | A large land mass, smaller than a continent. |
| Monsoons | seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. |
| Caste System | The division of Indian society into groups. You must follow all the rules in the caste system. |
| Hinduism | The largest religion in India today. They believed in the universal spirit, Brahman. |
| reincarnation | The process of a soul being reborn in a new body. |
| Karma | The force created by a person's actions. Good karma will help you be reincarnated as something good. |
| mediation | The focusing of the mind and spiritual ideas. |
| fasting | Going without food. |
| Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of Buddha and the Four Noble Truths. The religion was appealing to all of society. |
| Missionary | People who want to spread their religious beliefs. |
| Nirvana | A state of Perfect peace. |
| Candragupta Maurya | A military leader who took control of northern India. He stated the Maurya empire. |
| Asoka | A Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism because he was tired of war. He spread Buddhism by sending missionaries. |
| Metallurgy | The Science of working with metals. |
| Hindu-Arabic numerals | The Numbers we use today. |
| Inoculation | Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus. |
| Astronomy | The study of the stars and planets. |
| Himalayas | Mountains in the north on India. Largest mountains in the world. |
| Sanskrit | Indian writing system brought by the Aryans. |
| Brahmins | The highest class in the caste system. |
| Jainism | Religion that believes in nonviolence. |
| Siddhartha Gautama | The founder of Buddhism who found the answer to why humans suffer. |
| Candra Gupta II | Started the Gupta empire. He pushed people to join Hinduism and brought back the caste system. |
| Mahabharata | Indian Text based on Hinduism. The most famous story is the Bhagavad Gita. It's still popular today. |
| Aryans | Invaded India from the west. |
| The Gupta empire | Had lots of great achievements like metallurgy, astronomy, and inoculation |
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