| 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 |
| adapt | make changes |
| 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 |
| Gautama | founder of Buddhism |
| Buddha means | Enlightened One |
| nirvana | Buddhism belief in desired state, free from suffering |
| 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 |
| Vasco de Gama | first European to reach India by sailing around Africa |
| New Delhi | capital |
| Bombay | largest city |
| sari | long piece of cloth wrapped around body to form a long, flowing skirt |
| bindi | round dot; formerly mark of marriage |
