Ancient India Vocabulary and Geography

A body of water that lies between Arabia and India; the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean

• Arabian Sea

• Bay of Bengal

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indus River

A scientist who learns about ancient people by studying the things they left behind

• dentist

• archaeologist

• paleontologist

• historian

The largest continent in the world, where India is located

• North America

• Africa

• Australia

• Asia

A Bay that the Ganges River flows into, North of the Indian Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arabian Sea

• Tampa Bay

• Bay of Bengal

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

• castle

• citadel

• palace

• capitol building

A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

Buildings for storing grains

• graineries

• farms

• barns

• containers

These mountains separate India and are the tallest in the world

• Rocky

• Himalayas

• Ganges

• Appalachian

A mountain range extending west of the Himalayas

• Appalachian

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

Ocean located south of India, between Australia and Africa

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic