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| large land mass that is part of a continent only smaller |
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| high mountain range in northwest India |
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| world's tallentst mountain range in northern India |
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| seasonal winds that shape India's climate, bringig a dry season in winter and a rainy season in summer |
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| Indus River culture taking its name from Harappa, its best known city |
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| cities built accordig to design |
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| groups of Indo-Europeans who traveled into India about 1500 B.C. |
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| Social class whose members are identified by their jobs |
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| early religion of the Aryans |
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| modern name for the major religion of India |
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| Hindu belief that each person has many lives |
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| Hindu belief that what a person does in this life determines the next life |
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| religion that began in India |
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| Indian prince who founded Buddhism |
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| end of suffering, which Buddhists believe can be attained by following the Eightfold path |
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| collective teaching of the Buddha, often represented by the wheel |
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| greatest Maurya kig who began his rule in 269 B.C. |
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| one of India's greatest writers |
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| 20th century Indian who helped lead his country to independence by using nonviolent resistance to colonial rule |
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