| A | B |
|---|
| Akbar the Great | Mughal leader of India 1500s - famous for being tolerant of other religions: Hinduism |
| Aryan | from Central Asia - they settled along the Ganges River around 1500 BCE - started Hinduism |
| Asoka | leader of Mauryan Empire in India 260 BCE - religious tolerant |
| Brahma | Hindu god - of creation |
| Brahmin | Hinduism - the priest class |
| British East India Company | British trade company - mercantilist |
| Buddha | he preached giving up material wealth and meditating |
| Buddhism | it preaches peace through meditation |
| caste system | part of Hinduism - a belief - everyone born into a class - a rigid class system - only get out by rebirth/reincarnation |
| Chandragupta | expanded the Mauryan Empire to include land from the Indus to Ganges Rivers |
| cottage industry | goods / rugs made at home |
| cow | what Hindus can't eat |
| dharma | part of Hinduism - a person's duties |
| Eight Fold Path | Buddhism - shows how to lead a good life - meditating |
| ethnic cleansing | genocide |
| Four Noble Truths | Buddhism - it says our suffering is causing by material desires |
| Gupta Empire | known as the Golden Age of India .. The number "0" and the decimal system are created |
| Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro | the earliest Indian civilizations |
| Harijans | another term for "Untouchables" ? the lowest Hindu caste |
| Himalayan Mountains | natural barrier/boundary ? tallest mountains in the world |
