Ancient India Review

A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns

• Veda

• Caste

• reincarnation

• nirvana

A fixed social class into which a person is born

• caste

• karma

• meditate

• enlightenment

the rebirth of a soul into a new body

• reincarnation

• karma

• meditate

• enlightenment

The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives

• karma

• meditate

• enlightenment

• nirvana

To calm or clear the mind, often focusing on a single object

• meditate

• enlightenment

• nirvana

• veda

A state of perfect wisdom

• enlightenment

• nirvana

• caste

• veda

A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering

• Nirvana

• Caste

• Karma

• Reincarnation

Name of immigrant skilled warriors who brought advanced weapons and chariots to ancient India around 1500 B.C. from Central Asia

• Aryans

• Kshatriyas

• Sudras

• Brahmins

____________________: the most important language of ancient India & was originally a spoken not written language

• Sanskrit

• Arabic

• Hungarian

• Indo-Chinese

Highest social class in ancient Indian caste system made up of priests and scholars

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras