Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. These heavy rains can bring as much as 100 to 200 inches of rain.

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

This group of people that arrived in India around 2,000 B.C.. Most of what we knew about about them is from their religious writings called Vedas.

Based on the teachings of Siddhatha Gautama

The numbers we use today were created by Indian scholars. This number system is called

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent usually separated from the rest of the continent by mountains.

Hindus believe that souls are born and reborn many times. The process of rebirth is referred to as

Grew up a prince but gave up his riches to seek out questions about the meaning of life. Became known as

Believe in a universal spirit called the Brahman and reincarnation

Indian doctors knew how to protect people against disease. The practice of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help them build up defenses to a disease is called

The most important language of ancient India and is the root of many South Asian languages today.

Aryan beliefs and Vedic texts blended with ideas from other cultures to create this religion. This religion is the largest religion in India today.

Founded the Mauryan Empire when he conquered northern India. Later became a Jainist and gave up his throne

Based on the teachings of Mahvira. This religion says that you should injure no life, tell the truth, do not steal and own no property They practice nonviolence.

The ancient Indians were pioneers of the science of working with metals. With this knowledge they created mixtures of metals called alloys. The science of working with metals is known as

People who work to spread their religious beliefs.

Hinduism taught that each person had a Dharma, or set of spiritual duties to fulfill. Fulfilling one's duty required accepting one's station in life. By teaching people to accept their stations Hinduism helped preserve this system

Candra Gupta II used this system to keep social order

Based on the teachings of Guru Nanak. The followers are monotheistic and pray several times a day.

This story is one of the world's longest literary works. It is the epic story of two families struggling for control of a kingdom This story includes many Hindu ideas and is written in Sanskrit.

Divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or occupation.

Which Indian Empire promoted Hinduism while still allowing Buddhist and Jainist to practice their beliefs?

This strong military leader extended the Mauryan Empire before converting to Buddhism

Buddhism spread quickly because its teachings rejected this social system

Indian scholars were the first to created this mathematical concept. Modern math would not be possible without it.