| A | B |
|---|
| Subcontinent | India is considered this because it is somewhat separate from Asia |
| Sri Lanka | The island that is north of India |
| Khyber Pass | Makes entry into India relatively easy |
| Northern India | Foothill land and cool |
| Southern India | vast plain, and hot |
| Ganges | a river that drains the Himalayas in the East |
| Indus | a river that drains the Kush mountains in the West |
| Monsoon | provides regular, tropical rainfall |
| 1000 years | The Indus Valley civilization lasted this long |
| Tribal people who had the wheel, weapons and chariots | Aryans |
| Indus Valley people | Settled farmers who had an organized power structure |
| A class system | people CAN move from level to level |
| A caste system | You are born into, and stay in one group for your entire life |
| Priests and religious teachers | Top level of India's caste system |
| Servants | the lowest level of the caste system - above outcasts |
| Kings and Warriors | The level below priests and teachers on the caste system |
| Out-castes | people who mix socially or marry someone outside their caste. They are never spoken to again by their caste. |
| Brahmin | The top god of the Hindu religion |
| Dharma | Laws and teachings of the Hindu religion |
| Karma | A persons actions during their lifetime |
| Nirvana | A Buddhist's ultimate goal after life |
| Reincarnation | The soul being reborn |
| Ashoka | Best known for his edicts and conversion to Buddhism |
| Vishna and Shiva | Gods that make up the Brahmin |
| Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path | Siddhartha Guatama's plan to end suffering |
| Siddhartha Guatama | Also known as Buddha |
| Dalai Lama | The most recent reincarnation of the Buddha |
| The Vedas | Holy writings and chants of the Aryans |
| Sanskrit | Oral language of the Aryans. It is still spoken today. |
| Animal Sacrifices | Siddhartha Guatama did not want these |
