| A | B |
|---|
| Himalayan Mountains | world's largest mountain chain; borders India |
| Indus River | Indus civilization formed around this river |
| India | 2nd most populated country in the world |
| Indication Indus was advanced civilization | planned cities, straight streets, sewers |
| Indus women were among first to wear this | lipstick |
| zebus | type of cow eaten by Indus civilization |
| Indus transportation | camels, oxen, elephants |
| Civilization that invaded India from Central Asia | Aryans |
| Vedas | collections of Aryan poems and sacred hymns |
| epics | long narrative stories about life, wars, and accomplishments |
| caste | social system that divided India into different levels |
| Brahmins | top of caste; priests |
| outcasts | untouchables |
| Hinduism | main religion in India today |
| reincarnation | false belief that once a soul dies it returns to earth as some other life form |
| karma | collection of good and bad deeds which follow you into the next life |
| India's contributions to mathmatics | zero and place value |
| dynasty | line of leaders that succeed each other in the same family |
| Indians who converted religion and separated to northwest and northeast | Muslims |
| Taj Mahal | beautiful tomb built by ruler for his wife |
| Mahatma Gandhi | led rebellion of peaceful disobedience for India to gain independence from English |
