Section 1
monsoon- a wind that marks the seasons in India, high winds
citadel- a strong central fortress
Section 2
raja- a chief
Indo-Aryans- nomadic people that came from north of the Black and Caspian Seas
Vedas-Indo-Aryans' great works of religious literature
Sanskrit- Indo-Aryan language
Vedic Age- India's history from 1500 B.C. to 1000 B.C.
Brahmins- knew proper forms and rules and were very important in Indo-Aryan society
Section 3
epics- long poems based on historical or religious themes
caste system- a complex form of social organization that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration
varnas- social classes
monism- a belief in the unity of God and creation
maya- an illusion (the world we see as an illusion)
reincarnation- rebirth of souls
nirvana- a perfect peace
polytheistic- based on a belief in many gods
Upanishads- written explanations of the Vedic religion
Bhagavad Gita- part of the epic called the Mahabharata and is the most famous of Hindu scriptures
Siddhartha Gautama- the founder of Buddhism
Section 4
Chandragupta Maurya- a powerful young adventurer
Asoka- Chandragupta's son
Chandra Gupta ||- reigned the Indian civilization from 374 A.D. TO 415 A.D.
Section 5
polygyny- a practice where men were allowed to have more than one wife in ancient India
suttee- a practice where widows committed suicide by throwing themslelves on top of their husbands' flaming funeral pyres
inoculation- the practice of infecting a person with a mild form of disease so that he or she will not become ill with a more serious form
Panchatantra- "Five Books," fables from the Gupta period with morals that taught traits
Nalanda- a famous Buddhist university
Aryabhata- a mathematician born in the late A.D. 400's
monsoon- a wind that marks the seasons in India, high winds
citadel- a strong central fortress
Section 2
raja- a chief
Indo-Aryans- nomadic people that came from north of the Black and Caspian Seas
Vedas-Indo-Aryans' great works of religious literature
Sanskrit- Indo-Aryan language
Vedic Age- India's history from 1500 B.C. to 1000 B.C.
Brahmins- knew proper forms and rules and were very important in Indo-Aryan society
Section 3
epics- long poems based on historical or religious themes
caste system- a complex form of social organization that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration
varnas- social classes
monism- a belief in the unity of God and creation
maya- an illusion (the world we see as an illusion)
reincarnation- rebirth of souls
nirvana- a perfect peace
polytheistic- based on a belief in many gods
Upanishads- written explanations of the Vedic religion
Bhagavad Gita- part of the epic called the Mahabharata and is the most famous of Hindu scriptures
Siddhartha Gautama- the founder of Buddhism
Section 4
Chandragupta Maurya- a powerful young adventurer
Asoka- Chandragupta's son
Chandra Gupta ||- reigned the Indian civilization from 374 A.D. TO 415 A.D.
Section 5
polygyny- a practice where men were allowed to have more than one wife in ancient India
suttee- a practice where widows committed suicide by throwing themslelves on top of their husbands' flaming funeral pyres
inoculation- the practice of infecting a person with a mild form of disease so that he or she will not become ill with a more serious form
Panchatantra- "Five Books," fables from the Gupta period with morals that taught traits
Nalanda- a famous Buddhist university
Aryabhata- a mathematician born in the late A.D. 400's