Ancient India
Indus Valley Civilization
Geography
Indus River #
Harappa
Mohenjo-daro
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This society was built along this river.
Monsoons
Monsoons are crazy rainstorms that happens seasonally in India. They can cause violent flooding during June and July.
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The Himalayas form a mountain area in Asia separating the plains of the Indian landmass from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan area has the Earth's highest peak, which is Mount Everest.
Himalayan Mountains
Aryans
Social Structure
Religon
Sanskrit
Vedas
Hinduism
Caste
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Rangoli
The 5 hereditary classes which shows your social status.
The top class in the caste system. The people in it are priests, agriculturalists, warriors, and traders.
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Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama #
Enlightenment
The Buddha
Polytheism
Dharma
Karma
Moksha
Samsara
Nirvana #
Parinirvana
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
Middle Way
Meditation
Monk
Emperor Ashoka
Mudras
The Silk Road
A member of a religious group of men living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
The stage of obtaining greater knowledge.
Symbolic hand gesture in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies.
The first Buddha who started Buddhism.
What the Buddha described the Noble Eight-fold path as
An Ancient trading route which was used for centuries.
An Indian emperor of Maurya Dynasty.
The practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time and a method for relaxing.
The essence of Buddha's teachings. The truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the path that leads to the end of suffering.
An early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth.
Nirvana-after-death, which happens upon the death of the body of someone who has attained nirvana during their lifetime.
The cycle of death and rebirth
A person's actions that decide their fate in the future