Ancient India Vocabulary

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Region

• Country

• Subcontinent

• Place

A broad flat area of high land

• Mountain

• Savanna

• Plain

• Plateau

A group of similar languages

• Language family

• written Language

• Sanskrit

• dialect

A teacher

• raja

• sudra

• guru

• brahman

Seasonal winds, especially in the India Ocean and southern Asia

• Hurricane

• Monsoon

• Typhoon

• Tsunami

An Indian prince

• Reincarnation

• Raja

• Karma

• Brahman

The first written language of India

• Vedas

• Varnas

• Jainism

• Sanskrit

Ancient sacred writings of India

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Varnas

• Sudras

To move from one place to another

• meditate

• estimate

• migrate

• immigrant

The universal spirit worshipped by Hindus

• Buddha

• Brahman

• Sudra

• Nirvana