Fast & Curious Ancient India

seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons

• Alloys
• Fasting
• Sanskrit
• Monsoons

the most important language of ancient India

• Sanskrit
• Sikhism
• Fasting
• Monsoons

divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or occupation

• Astronomy
• Alloys
• Caste system
• Fasting

largest religion in India today

• Jainism
• Sikhism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

process of rebirth

• Meditation
• Nirvana
• Reincarnation
• Inoculation

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

• Karma
• Nirvana
• Sikhism
• Asoka

based on the teachings of Mahavira (born around 599 BC)

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism
• Fasting

avoidance of violent actions

• Nonviolence
• Fasting
• Nirvana
• Monsoons

roots in the teachings of Guru Nanak (1400s AD)

• Sikhism
• Buddhism
• Jainism
• Hinduism

going without food

• Asoka
• Jainism
• Fasting
• Karma