Chapter 4 6th grade Discover India
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For Discover Academy of Science and Technology
6th grade
India, Hindusim, Buddhism
Soical Studies
Chapter 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aryans | a group of people who came to India with light-colored skin, metal tipped spears, and who praised cattle |
| Himalayas | a mountain range extending about 1500 miles along the border between India and Tibet |
| stupas | Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| pilgrams | a person who travels to a religous shrine or site |
| Tibet | a country in central Asia |
| Deccan Plateau | located south of the Gangetic Plain in India |
| Hinduism | a religon that grew out of the religon of the Aryans in ancient India |
| guru | a religous teacher and a spiritual guide in Hinduism |
| subcontinent | a lage landmass that is part of a continent, but distinct from it |
| Nepal | mountain country between India and China |
| Ganges River | a river flowing SE (south east) from the Himalayas in N (north) India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus |
| Mohenjo Daro | an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were bulit here |
| Brahmins | the top social class made up of priests |
| Harappa | a village in Pakistan: site of successive cities of Indus valley civillization |
| Kalidasa | an indian poet and dramatist |
| Siddhartha Gautama | the Buddha |
| Asoka | the empire's greatest king |
| dharma | in Hinduism, the divine law that require's people to perform the duties of their caste |
| Chandragupta Maurya | an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River Valley soon after Alexander invaded western India |
| Indus River | a river in S (south) Asia flowing from W (west) Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; 1900 miles long |
| reincarnation | rebirth for the soul or spirit in different bodies over time |
| monsoon | strong wind that blows one directon in winter and the opposite direction in summer |
| caste | a social group that someone is born into and cannot leave |
| Pataliputra | capital of the Mauryan Empire in India |
| theocracy | government headed by religious leaders |
| Brahman | in Hindusim, the universal spirit of which all of the deities are different parts of him |
| Brahma | creator of the world |
| Dalai Lama | the traditional government ruler and highest in Buddhism |
| Sanskrit | a written language developed by the Aryans |
| raja | a prince who led an Aryan tribe in India |
| karma | in Hinduism, the good or bad enegrey a person bulids up based upon wheater he or she lives a good or bad life |
| Buddhism | religon founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; taugth that the way to find truth was to give up all desires |
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