The document provides information on various topics related to India and its culture, history, and religions. It discusses the Aryans who migrated to India over 3,000 years ago bringing Sanskrit and the caste system. It also mentions Gautama Buddha who founded Buddhism 2,500 years ago and elephants being respected in India. Fasting is discussed as an important part of Indian culture and tradition. The Indus River Valley Civilization started around 2500 BCE along the Indus River in present-day Pakistan. Reincarnation is an important belief in Indian religions where one's present life determines their future life. Sanskrit is the classical language of India used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

1. By: Pinkie Pie 

2. A group of people that lived in Eastern
Europe and migrated to India over 3,000
years ago. The Aryans brought the
Sanskrit language and the practice of the
caste system.

3. A religion that about 300 million people
around the world practice. Gautama
Buddha founded the religion 2,500 years
ago.

4. Camels run at full speed with a rider on
it’s back. Races take place in Rajasthan,
India.

5. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon
about his beliefs there.

6. Indian elephants have smaller ears than
African elephants. An elephant is smart
enough to recognize itself in a mirror.
They have a parade of painted elephants
in India. People in India have love,
respect, and great devotion for the
elephant.

7. Keeping a fast is a large part of the
Indian culture and tradition. Fasting
involves willingly abstaining from eating
certain or any kind of food, drink or
both.

8. The ruins of the mysterious building
known as the Granary. The purpose of
this building is still unknown.

9. Henna paste is used in a traditional form
of tattooing called Mehndi. It is an art
form which began in ancient India (now
Pakistan and India). Patterns of Mehndi
are often applied to brides before
wedding ceremonies.

10. Indus River Valley Civilization started
about 2500 B.C.E. along the south-
western part of the Indus River. The
largest city was Mohenjo-Daro, in present
day Pakistan, and settlements stretched
all along the river.

11. A fast growing flowering shrub with
clusters of pink, yellow, or white
blossoms. The flower is used in many
festivals and celebrations.

12. In Hinduism and Buddhism it is believed
that how you live your present life will
decide what your future life will be like.

13. In the Hindu religion, the lotus flower
represents long life, honor, and purity.

14. Is one of the best-known structures
among the ruins of the ancient Indus
Valley Civilization at Mohenjo-Daro in
Pakistan. Most scholars agree that this
tank would have been used for special
religious functions to purify and renew
the wellbeing of the bathers.

15. Namaste is used as a respectful form of
greeting for hello and goodbye. It is
typically spoken and simultaneously
performed with a palms touching
gesture.

16. (or Untouchables) A person who has been
expelled from their caste. Also any
member of the lowest caste that often
has a job that no one wants (involving
cleaning waste or preparing meat). Many
untouchables are discriminated against
and are poor.
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17. The Golden Temple Amritsar India
(located in Punjab State) is not only a
central religious place of the Sikhs, but
also a symbol of human brotherhood and
equality.
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18. The Himalayan quail or mountain quail is
a medium-sized quail belonging to the
pheasant family. It was last reported in
1876 and is feared extinct.

19. Reincarnation is the religious or
philosophical idea that after death, the
soul or spirit can begin a new life in a
new body. This is an important belief of
the religions of India.

20. Sanskrit is the classical language of India
and the language used in Hinduism,
Buddhism, and Jainism. It is one of the
22 official languages of India.

21. The Taj Mahal is a white marble
mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar
Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his
third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

22. The upper class included the Brahmin,
the priests and scholars, as well as the
Kshatriya, the rulers and warriors.

23. Vaisayas are the third of the four Hindu
castes, comprising the merchants and
farmers.

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25. They’re SOOO CUTEEEE!!!!! Also called lesser
panda and red cat-bear, is a small mammal
native to the eastern Himalayas and south-
western China. The red panda is slightly larger
than a domestic cat. It has reddish-brown fur, a
long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its
shorter front legs. It feeds mainly on bamboo,
but and also eats eggs, birds, insects, and small
mammals.

26. Yana is a village located in forests of the
Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka,
India. Yana is famous for two massive
rock formations known as the
Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini
Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "hill").

27. Zamindars were landholders responsible
for collecting taxes for the monarchy
during the British colonial era. They are
credited with the cultural, architectural,
and educational development of Calcutta
and discredited for the exploitation of
rural Bengal.