India and China Vocabulary

 a large landmass smaller than a continent and separated by a physical feature such as a mountain.

• Raja

• Subcontinent

• Citadels

• Brahman

seasonal winds that cause wet and dry season.

• Monsoon

• Karma

• Vedas

• Nirvana

first group of people to live in the Indus River Valley.

• Babylon Civilization

• Sumer Civilization

• Aryan Civilization

• Harappan Civilization

fortresses built on a hill for protection.

• Dharma

• Citadels

• Eightfold Path

• Gupta Dynasty

a leader who ruled a village and the land around it.

• Village Leader

• Pharaoh

• Raja

• King

Golden Age of India

• Gilgamesh Dynasty

• Gupta Dynasty

• Aryan Dynasty

• Gooda Dynasty

Aryans divided society into castes to keep social order and control.

• Caste System

• Social Hierarchy

• Social Class

• Pyramid Class

a spiritual power that is the source of all existence and is present in every thing and every place.

• Shaman

• Brahman

• Priest

• Pharaoh

a belief in the cycle of life, death, and rebirth that is repeated by the soul until it reaches Nirvana.

• enlightenment

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• meditation

 the highest state a Hindu can get; a place of perfect peace and happiness.

• Enlightenment

• Meditation

• Reincarnation

• Nirvana