Indus River Valley Vocabulary

India, Central America or southern Africa

• Subcontinent

• Continent

• Island

• Landmass

A fortress

• home base

• citadel

• city

• fort

Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra

• Veda

• Middle class

• Varna

• Karma

Jati

• Castle

• Social class

• Prayers

• Caste

The proper way to behave and live

• dharma

• karma

• vedas

• Brahman

Respect for living things

• karma

• ahimsa

• dharma

• vedas

Release from reincarnation.

• dharma

• nirvana

• moksha

• karma

Focusing one's mind, usually in silence.

• enlightenment

• nirvana

• meditate

• reincarnation

Along with Theravada, one of the main groups of Buddhism.

• Maya

• Nirvana

• monastery

• Mahayana

The building where a group of religious practitioners live.

• enlightenement

• church

• Nirvana

• monastery