India Vocab

religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Daoism

the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation

• caste
  system

• social
  hierarchy

• social
  pyramid

• reincarnation

the main religion of India; teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Daoism

a seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons

• monsoon

• nirvana

• diffusion

• phalanx

in Buddhism, a state of perfect peace

• nirvana

• Buddhism

• reincarnation

• dharma

belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body

• reincarnation

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• subcontinent

• delta

• diffusion

• acropolis