Unit 5 Ancient India Vocabulary

In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace

• Dharma
• Nirvana
• Karma
• Meditation

An ancient language from which Hindi developed. Its position in the culture of South and southeast Asian is akin to Latin and Greek in Europe

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sanskrit
• Jainism

'The concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist philosophies

• Dharma
• Reincarnation
• Karma
• Sanskrit

An Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred

• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Reincarnation

Mauryan Ruler, he founded the Mauryan Empire in northern India

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Candra Gupta II
• Buddha

Very large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Subcontinent
• Country
• Inoculation
• State

The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space

• Meditation
• Starography
• Metallurgy
• Astronomy

The rejection of the use of physical violence in efforts to attain social, political, or economic change

• Fasting
• Nonviolence
• Meditation
• Nirvana

Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to the disease

• Alloys
• Metallurgy
• Inoculation
• Viral Infection

The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty

• Buddha-Arabic Numerals
• Hindu-Arabic Numerals
• India-Arabic Numerals
• Jain-Arabic Numerals