Ancient India Vocabulary

What is a subcontinent?

• first civilization in India

• a large part of a continent

What is a monsoon?

• a seasonal wind in southeast Asia that leads to wet and dry seasons

• a religion with no gods

What was Harappa?

• a group from central Asia that moved to India

• the first civilization in India

What was Mohenjo-Daro?

• one of the largest Harappan cities

• a large part of a continent

Who were the Aryans?

• a group from central Asia that moved to India

• the rebirth of one's soul

What are the Vedas?

• a state of peace

• a collection of Hindu religious poems and hymns

What is Hinduism?

• a religion that has no gods

• the first civilization in India

What is Buddhism?

• the science of working with metal

• a religion with many gods

What is metallurgy?

• the science of working with metal

• focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas

What is meditation?

• the effect of a person's actions

• focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas