Ancient India Vocabulary

religion based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

process of relocating to a new region

Gandhi used nonviolent protests to fight for rights of people in

One of India's greatest writers was

large landmass that is part of a continent

wind system that produces a wet or dry season

teaching that means "nonviolence"

greatest Maurya king who began to rule in 272 B.C.

Indian artists developed visual symbols to show the holiness of

cities built according to a design

The decimal system requires a symbol for

math symbols that originated in India

rebirth of the soul into another body

secret agents who obtain information about an enemy

What is India's movie making city called?

Hindu belief that actions in this life determine fate in next life

Hindu-Arabic numerals were brought to the West by

teachings of Buddha represented as a wheel

highest mountains in the world

one of India's greatest writers

having spiritual knowledge or understanding

social class a person belongs to by birth

state of wisdom that breaks the cycle of reincarnation

Buddhism is less followed today than it once was in...

20th century leader who helped lead India using nonviolent resistance

to have done well

Hindu prince who became a wandering holy man