India Vocabulary

INDUS RIVER

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GANGES RIVER

• The rivers where the Indus Civilization settled along.

• A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons. 

• An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• Resources found in nature and used for trading with civilization who didn’t have access to them.

MONSOONS

• A seasonal wind that causes rivers and where the Indus Civilization settled along wet and dry seasons.

• A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons.

• An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• Resources found in nature and used for trading with civilization who didn’t have access to them.

PENINSULA

• A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons.

• Resources found in nature and used for trading with civilization who didn’t have access to them.

• The rivers where the Indus Civilization settled along.

• An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Resources found in nature and used for trading with civilization who didn’t have access to them.

• An area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• A seasonal wind that causes wet and dry seasons. 

• The rivers where the Indus Civilization settled along.

ARYANS

• The major religion of India. Still practiced in India today.

• The first language of Ancient India

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

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

CASTE SYSTEM

• The major religion of India. Still practiced in India today.

• The first language of Ancient India

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

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

HINDUISM

• The major religion of India. Still practiced in India today.

• The first language of Ancient India

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

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

SANSKRIT

• The major religion of India. Still practiced in India today.

• The first language of Ancient India

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

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

MISSIONARIES

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

• A time period of prosperity (wealth), peace, and progress (expansion and growth) during the Gupta Empire

• People who work to spread their religious beliefs.

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

GOLDEN AGE

• A nomadic group that invaded India.

• A time period of prosperity (wealth), peace, and progress (expansion and growth) during the Gupta Empire

• People who work to spread their religious beliefs.

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