Harappan
The name of one of the cities in the Harappan (Indus Valley civilization)
Harappa, Mohenjodaro
The direction the Aryans came from
What is west?
The language of ancient india was this
What is sanskrit?
The name of the prince who discovered Buddhism
What is Siddartha Guatama?
The first empire to unify north india was
Mauryan empire
Harappan civilization is located where this present day country is
What is Pakistan
A word that means a traveling group of people
What are nomads?
The oldest religious book of India
What is the Vedas
What the buddha wanted to overcome
What is suffering, desire?
first ruler of Mauryan empire was
Chandragupta Maurya
The name of the Indus Valley Civilization gets its name from this river.
What is Indus river
This word means the first people living somewhere - The Harappans were it.
What is indigenous?
This is the system which divides people into social classes.
What is caste system?
Four main teachings of Buddhism
What are the Four Noble Truths?
This peaceful king turned his back on warfare and converted to Buddhism
Who is Ashoka?
The Indus valley Civilization wrote on these steel objects
What are seals?
This was the type of metal the aryans used for their weapons and chariots.
What is bronze?
This was the top caste
What is Brahmin?
eight principles to live by to have a better life
What is the eightfold path?
This gupta king converted the empire back to Hinduism
Who is Chandragupta I?
This is what happened to the Indus Valley (3 parts)
What are floods, earthquakes, and aryan invasion
This is the animals that was sacred to the Aryans
What is the cow?
This was the lowest caste
What are Untouchables?
Name one country Buddhism is practiced in
What is China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri lanka, Thailand
The second major indian empire was called this
What is Gupta Empire