Ancient India

A state of perfect peace, which frees a soul from suffering.

India is located on this continent

The Enlightened One

How long did the prince meditate under a tree by the river?

In the summer, what are the winds that blow into India from the ocean, bringing heavy rains?

A religion based on the teachings of Mahavira, who believed everyone should avoid violence.

Having good karma will bring you salvation, or ______ in Indian.

What ancient India language is the basis of most Southeast Asian languages today?

The effects good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

Leader who converted to Buddhism, and made India a great country to live in or travel to; making rest areas all over

Why the prince left home in search of answers

Indian society is divided into a ______ system, groups based on birth, wealth, and occupation.

The sacred animal in India

Hindus believe souls are born and reborn in order to reach Brahman. This is known as ________.

India's largest religion

The numbers we use today, created by Indian scholars and brought to other places by Arabs

The middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure are these steps

The Universal Spirit of Hinduism

Indians gave the first ___; injections of a small dose of a virus to build defenses against it.

Located in northern India, these are the highest mountains on Earth.

The FIRST invaders of India, who took over the Harappan civilization

According to Hindu teachings, this is a person's soul, or personality.

India is known as this, for it is separated on all sides by various landforms.

Mixtures of two or more metals

The Preserver

India's first civilization was located along this river

The leader of a small village in India

The Destroyer

Accepting your place in the world without complaint is known in India as

The guiding principles at the heart of the Buddha's teachings

This Hindu god is known as the Creator.

study of the stars and planets

Largest branch of Buddhism which interprets the Buddha's teachings without following it exactly

The science of working with metals

This major river in India is sacred to people of the Hindu religion.

People who travel around working to spread their religious beliefs

Military leader that used war elephants to take over northern India then became a Jainist monk

Many people use aspects of Buddhism when they meditate; the practice of _____ started with this

Indian mathematicians were the first to create the idea of the ______ in number counting.

There are four main_______, or social divisions, in Indian society.

Hindu leaders took over when Asoka died, brought back the caste system; tolerated all religions

The four varnas, in order from highest class to lowest, are

The 3 major gods of Hinduism

If you are born into a family of servants, you would be a