Ancient India

largest mountain chain in the world, located in India, Nepal, and China

• Himalayan Mountain Range

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Pyrenees Mountains

• Alps Mountians

is a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent

• plateau

• peninsula

• subcontinent

• island

seasonal wind patterns that bring wet (summer) or dry (winter) air across India

• plateau

• monsoon

• blizzard

• tsunami

an endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth

• plateau

• monsoon

• reincarnation

• karma

the state of perfect peace in Buddhism

• nirvana

• karma

• dharma

• monsoon

the effects of good and bad actions upon your life

• plaateau

• dharma

• karma

• Middle Way

wealthy Indian Prince that looked for meaning of life and cause of suffering. Believed people should consider others before themselves.

• Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• Pharaoh Ramses

• Ptolemy

• Vishnu

the "enlightened one", found the meaning of life in the Four Noble Truths

• The Buddha

• Pharaoh Ramses

• Ptolemy

• Shiva

religion created when the Aryan beliefs were incorporated. Believed one invisible force "Brahman" connects life.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

the religion created by Prince Siddhartha who taught using the EightFold Path. Believed one should give up material items and live a simpler way of life.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Conficianism