ATMS Ancient India Vocabulary

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Himalayas

• subcontinent

• empire

• Indus & Ganges River

A group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or government

• Himalayas

• subcontinent

• empire

• Indus & Ganges River

The rivers where the Indus Civilization settled along

• Himalayas

• subcontinent

• empire

• Indus & Ganges River

The mountain range along the northern border of India containing the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest

• Himalayas

• subcontinent

• empire

• Indus & Ganges River

A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons

• physical features

• sanskrit

• monsoons

• fasting

The first language of Ancient India

• physical features

• sanskrit

• monsoons

• fasting

Going without food, usually as a religious ritual or a form of protest

• physical features

• sanskrit

• monsoons

• fasting

Features of the landscape that were formed by natural process

• physical features

• sanskrit

• monsoons

• fasting

A time period of prosperity, peace, and progress during the Gupta Empire

• caste system

• nonviolence

• missionaries

• Golden Age

The social hierarchy of India created by the Aryans that divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation

• caste system

• nonviolence

• missionaries

• Golden Age