Ancient India Vocabulary

A large part of a continent which makes up its geography is known as a ________.

• Continent
• Landmass
• Subcontinent
• Country

A wind pattern influenced by geography that impacts the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons

• Monsoon
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Typhoon

A collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism.

• Meditation
• Vedas
• Sanskrit
• Veda

__________ is a religion developed by Siddhartha Gautama, which promotes the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as methods to understand and relieve human suffering.

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism
• Buddhism

The effect or consequence a person’s actions have on their soul

• Dharma
• Ahimsa
• Moksha
• Karma

A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire.

• Nirvana
• Meditation
• Reincarnation
• Karma

Over one billion people practice the religion of ____________ today, which first developed from the Vedas back in Ancient India.

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism

Indian society has organized its people into a ____________________ throughout most of its history, which classifies people based on their birth, wealth, and occupation.

• subcontinent
• caste system
• monsoon
• dharma

Hindus believe in _____________, or the concept that souls are repeatedly reborn into new bodies.

• karma
• nirvana
• reincarnation
• dharma

Buddhists believe that any person can reach __________, a state of perfect peace, by living a life of selflessness and good character.

• karma
• nirvana
• reincarnation
• moksha