Ancient India Vocab

seasonal winds that blow across the Indian subcontinent. They change direction based on the time of year.

• caste
• monsoon
• vedas
• subcontinent

a landmass that is part of a larger continent yet geographically separated from the rest of the continent

• caste
• nirvana
• subcontinent
• monsoon

the written language of ancient India

• Sanskrit
• Vedas
• Eurasia
• Dharma 

the belief that a person’s soul can be reborn after death

• Vedas
• Dharma
• Reincarnation
• Caste

a social class in ancient India

• Dharma
• Caste
• Vedas
• Karma

a state of complete peace or total happiness

• Karma
• Nirvana
• Vedas
• Eurasia

a power or energy that a person accumulates during their life based on their actions. It affects their social status after rebirth.

• caste
• nirvana
• karma
• vedas

personal duty to follow the laws of your caste

• caste
• nirvana
• dharma
• vedas

Religious texts of Hinduism

• Karma
• Dharma
• Vedas
• Eurasia

landmass consisting of the continents of Europe and Asia

• subcontinent
• Eurasia
• Sanskrit
• Vedas