Early Settlement and Hinduism

India is a

• continent

• subcontinent

The earliest Indian settlements were located near which physical features?

• Eastern Ghats, Deccan Plateau, and Brahmaputra River

• Thar Desert, Indus River, and Hindu Kush

After excavating Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, archaeologists found evidence that

• the Harappan civilization had a writing system, wells, and traded with other cultures.

• the Harappan civilization had large temples and armies and often invaded other cultures.

A collection of ancient writings viewed as holy by many Hindus.

• Vedas

• Sanskrit

An ancient Indian language.

• dharma

• Sanskrit

A class, or group, in Hindu society.

• caste

• karma

A Hindu belief that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life. It influences how people treat others, worship, and even what they eat.

• dharma

• karma

A concept about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one's soul in the next life.

• dharma

• karma

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• samsara

• reincarnation

A journey to a holy place.

• monism

• pilgrimage