India Vocab

Complex, highly organized and advanced settlements. It may have cities, permanent homes, art, writing, economy (currency), religion, specialized tools, specialized jobs, public buildings/infrastructure, social classes, government.

• City-state
• Civilization
• Hunter-Gatherers
• Nomads

Main ideas at the heart of the Buddha's teachings

• Eightfold Path
• Nine Elements of Culture
• Four Noble Truths
• Five Themes of Geography

A strong wind in India which brings heavy rains in the summer and drought conditions in the winter

• Monsoon
• Typhoon
• Hurricane
• Tornado

Large Mountain Range. Natural Barrier between India and Asia.

• Mt. Kilamanjaro
• Alps
• Rocky Mountains
• Himalayas

A Hindu social class system. People are born into their place: 
1. Brahmins (priests)
2. Kshatriyas (warriors)
3. Vaisyas (Merchants)
4. Sudras (unskilled workers)
5. Untouchables

• Social Hierarchy
• Caste System
• Pyramid Scheme
• Cliques

Universal spirit, also a word for priest

• Samsara
• Moksha
• Dharma
• Brahman

A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods (polytheism) and reincarnation

• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Islam
• Scientology

A large area of land separated from the rest of a continent by geographic features.

• Peninsula
• Island
• Subcontinent
• Tectonic Plate

Lowest level in Indian hindu society; not considered a real part of the caste system; often given degrading jobs; their life was extremely difficult

• Minions
• Untouchables
• Brahmans
• Moksha

In Hinduism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves Moksha (reunited with Brahman)

• Reincarnation
• Dharma
• Karma
• Meditation