Ancient India Vocabulary

A large landmass that juts out from a continent

• subcontinent

• continent

• country

• place

A fortress in a city

• citadel

• civilization

• social class

• city

A strong seasonal wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of a year

• typhoon

• hurricane

• tornado

• monsoon

A single spiritual power that Hindu's believe that it lives in everything

• Brahman

• Shiva

• Vishnu

• Brahma

A representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form

• demi god

• avatar

• nonfictional character

• belief

The rebirth of the soul in the body of another living thing.

• monsoon

• avatar

• Reincarnation

• dharma

The religious and moral duties of Hindu

• nirvana

• buddha

• ahimsa

• dharma

The Hindu of nonviolence

• monsoon

• caring

• heroic

• ahimsa

To focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation

• fasting

• praying

• meditate

• missionary

Lasting peace that Buddhist seek by giving up selfish desires

• sacrificing

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• heaven