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India

India. Vocabulary. Section One A subcontinent is a large landmass that is part of a continent but is separate from it. Sanskrit is the written language developed by the Aryans in India. A prince who led an Aryan tribe in India is a raja .

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India

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  1. India

  2. Vocabulary Section One A subcontinentis a large landmass that is part of a continent but is separate from it. Sanskrit is the written language developed by the Aryans in India. A prince who led an Aryan tribe in India is a raja. A caste is a social group that a person is born into and cannot alter. A guru is a religious teacher and spiritual guide in the religion of Hinduism.

  3. Vocabulary Section Two The system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans was Hinduism. In Hinduism, the universal spirit of which all gods and goddesses are different parts is Brahman. Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul or spirit in a different body. Dharma is the divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste in Hinduism.

  4. Vocabulary Section Two (continued) Karma is the good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life, in the religion of Hinduism. Buddhism is a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama the Budda which taught the way to find truth was to give up all desires. In Buddhism, a state a wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth is nirvana. A government headed by religious leaders is theocracy.

  5. Vocabulary Section Three A line of rulers from the same family is a dynasty. A stupa is a Buddihist shrine that is shaped like a dome. A person who travels to go to a religious shrine or site is a pilgrim.

  6. Social Classes In India, near the bottom of the social scale were servants who mainly acted like the slaves. At the very bottom were untouchables who were homeless.

  7. India History • 3000 B.C.: The Harappan Civilization Began • 1500 B.C.: The Aryans Invade India • 563 B.C.: The Buddha was born the Himalayan • 518 B.C.: The Persians invade India • 483 B.C.: The Buddha died at age 80 • 327 B.C.: Alexander the Great invaded India • 321 B.C.: The Mauryan dynasty began • 273 B.C.: The Asoka began to rule India • 183 B.C.: The last Mauryan ruler was killed • 320 A.D.: The Gupta empire began

  8. Major achievements with most enduring legacies. • Farming. Learning to use soil to grow crops is when farming started and s still with us today. • Hinduism. One of the oldest religions in the world and is still practiced today and is the third largest religion • Algebra.One of the first mathematicians of the empire used algebra and it is still being learned and taught in our society today. • Astronomy. Ancient Indians followed mapped movements of planets and stars. They understood many things like gravity and that the Earth was round.

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