winds that mark the seasons in India
monsoons
strong central fortresses built on a brick platform
citadel
path that permitted people to cross the mountains into India
Khyber Pass
The plateau that is between the Ghat mountains
Deccan Plateau
Groups of people that crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains into northwestern India, from Black and Caspian Seas
Indo-Aryans
These are the Indo-Aryans' great works of religious literature
Vedas
The language in which the Vedas were written
Sanskrit
Special priests thatknew the proper forms and rules in Indo-Aryan society
Brahmins
Military leader, lawmaker, and judge of Indo-Aryan Society
Raja
The Vedanta or "end of the Vedas" were collected in these written explanations of the Vedic religion
Upanishads
Long poems based on religious themes
Epics
Most famous of the Hindu Scriptures
Bhagavad Gita
A complex form of social organization that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration
caste system
4 distinct __________________________ , or social classes, appeared in Indian society
varnas
The 4 varna were divided into 3,000 different ___________________.
jatis
Belief in the unity of God and creation
monism
People can be saved if they learn and recognize this
maya
Belief in the rebirth of souls
reincarnation
The perfect peace
nirvana
Hinduism is _____________________________, the belief of many gods.
polytheistic
The "Enlightened One" and the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha taught that salvation comes from know the "___________________________" and following the "_____________________"
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
The two branches of Buddhism is ____________________ and ______________________
Theravada
Mahayana
Established the Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta Maurya
Ordered the end of killing and became a Buddhist
Asoka
The Gupta Empire had its golden age under this ruler
Chandra Gupta II
Five Books of the Gupta period
Panchatantra