ANCIENT INDIAChapter 6 Terms

•Teaches that the Buddha is a god who came to save people

•Mahayana Buddhism

•Line of rulers from the same family

•dynasty

•Written language developed by the Aryans

•Sanskrit

•Person who travels to go to a religious shrine or site

•pilgrim

•The four classes of the Indian society

•varnas

• In South Asia, a strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer

•monsoon

•Large landmass that is part of a continent but distinct from it

•subcontinent

•System of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans in ancient India

•Hinduism

•Rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time

•reincarnation

•Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, taught that the way to find truth was to give up all desires

•Buddhism

•“teachings of the elders;” sees Buddha as a great teacher not a god

•Theravada Buddhism

• In Buddhism, a state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth

•nirvana

•Government headed by religious leaders

•theocracy

•Religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism

•guru

• In Hinduism, the good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life

•karma

•Social group that a person is born into and cannot change

•caste

• In Hinduism, the universal spirit of which all gods and goddesses are different parts

•Brahman

•Prince who led an Aryan tribe in India

•raja

•Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound

•stupa

• In Hinduism, the divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

•dharma

ANCIENT INDIAChapter 6 Terms