Ancient India

A large land mass that juts out from a continent

• citadel

• island

• subcontinent

• gulf

Rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern winds blow, bringing heavy rains

• earthquake

• monsoon

• tornado

• drought

A storehouse for grain

• Veda

• granary

• citadel

• caste

A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

• granary

• temple

• shrine

• citadel

Moving from one place to another

• achievements

• migrate

• varnas

• karma

Religious texts of Hinduism include the...

• Veda and Upanishads

• Dharmas and Karma

• Upanishads and Old Testament

Any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society ; social stratification

• converts

• family

• caste

• pyramid

Another word for the social classes in the Caste system that ranked people from high to low

• Varnas

• caste

• monsoons

• achievements

A sub-varna in the caste system that gave people a sense of community because they usually consisted of people working in the same occupation

• teacher

• Brahma

• yoga

• Jati

Religion of Vedic India, based on priests and rituals, particularly sacrifices to the gods

• Aryan

• Indra

• Brahmanism

• Upanishads