India Vocabulary Quiz

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Brahman

• Subcontinent

• Continent

• Ocean

A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.

• Rain

• Monsoon

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

the written language of ancient India

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. It is determined by birthright.

• Caste System

• Class

• Socialism

• Communism

the largest religion in India today, believed in many gods.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Hindus believe in this process when souls are born and reborn many times, each time in a new body

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Meditation

the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Meditation

Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering.

• Buddha

• Hindu

• Caste

a state of complete peace or total happiness

• Caste

• Nirvana

• Social Structure

The world's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent.

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Andes