Early Indus Valley Peoples
These mountains protect the valley from invasion to the north.
Himalayans
The Aryans carried this sacred text with them when migrating to the Indus River Valley.
The Vedas
This is another word for "big" and is the ultimate reality in Hinduism.
Brahman
Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, lived in the city Limbini also known as this modern day city
Nepal
The first version of the plumbing system was found in these cities
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
Indus Valley farmers were the first to cultivate this crop.
Cotton
When travelling from their original home in Indo-European lands, they travelled through this pass though there were no crystals of the same name to be found.
the Khyber pass
This is the creator god of Hinduism
Brahma
The four noble truths is the guide for all who practice Buddhism, with the fourth one concluding in taking this way to enlightment
The Eightfold Path
The phrase "what goes around, comes around" can be attributed to this ideal of Hinduism
Karma
This was the earliest public water tank, almost like the first community pool.
The Great Bath
In sanskrit, this word means color and represents the class system established by the Aryans.
Varna
This is the ultimate goal in Hinduism, where the atman breaks free of the material world
Moksha
The Buddha meditated for 49 days under this type of tree also known as a Bodhi tree
Fig tree
The Buddha travelled this country for 6 years, telling everybody he's on his way, new friends and new places to see.
India
The Indus script, though not yet translated, has been found on these materials dug up from sites in the Indus River Valley.
Seals and Pottery
The oldest scriptures of Hinduism were written in this language.
Sanskrit
The rebirth of the soul in samsara also has this name representing the endless rebirth of the soul until moksha is reached.
Reincarnation
This demonic being tempted the Buddha to stray from his path to enlightenment, ultimately failing.
Mara
The five precepts include these five activities that one must refrain from.
Taking life; taking what is not given; misusing sense; telling lies; and self-intoxication with drink and drugs
The early peoples of the Indus River Valley were polytheistic, and their sacred gods were represented by these symbols.
Bull and Tiger
The Caste system of the Aryans was used to keep people separated in their own political and social classes. This is the order of the 5 classes.
Brahmins; Kshatriyas; Vaisyas; Sudras; Dalits/Pariahs
This god takes many avatars, including his most infamous avatar Rama, and has blue skin like the Naavii in James Cameron's Avatar
Vishnu
The three poisons represent these three named attributes in Buddhism, which are the desires and negative things of this world: ignorance, greed, and hatred being a few examples of the three poisons.
Moha, Raga, Dvesha
This is the velocity of an unladen swallow
The answer depends: African or European