Ancient India

A country in south Asia

• Egypt

• India

• Mesopotamia

Sacred water sources that flow from the Himalaya Mountains

• Indus and Ganges Rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Nile River

A large, distinct land mass that is part of a larger piece of land

• country

• state

• subcontinent

Two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization

• Cairo and Memphis

• Sumer and Mesopotamia

• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Highest mountain range in the world; includes Mount Everest

• Himalaya Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

Strong winds that blow across the region causing dry and wet seasons

• hurricanes

• monsoons

• gales

Religion based on belief in many gods, karma, dharma, reincarnation and the caste system

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

Based on the teachings of Buddha and the belief in nirvana

• Hinduism

• Sikkhism

• Buddhism

Belief that people are born again in different bodies over and over

• afterlife

• reincarnation

• birth

Belief that actions in this life will affect your next life

• dharma

• moksha

• karma