India Vocab

Important rivers where civilization developed

• Indus and Black

• Ganges and Huang He

• Yellow and Black

• Indus and Ganges

Seasonal winds that cause wet and dry seasons

• Tsunamis

• Monsoons

• Trade Winds

• Typhoons

Area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• Peninsula

• Panhandled

• Island

• Estuary

Mountain range in northern India

• Ghats

• Himalayas

• Elburz

• Mt. Everest

1st language of Ancient India

• Dharma

• Theravada

• Karma

• Sanskrit

Social hierarchy system of Ancient India

• Caste

• Pyramid

• Sudra

• Vaisya

Major world religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

The dominant religion in India today

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

Priests, from the highest social class

• Kshatriyas

• Brahmins

• Sudras

• Vaisyas

People who spread religious beliefs

• Christianity

• Missionaries

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic