Vocabulary
People who work to spread their religious beliefs.
Missionaries
The two rivers responsible for the growth civilizations in modern day India and Pakistan.
Indus and Ganges Rivers
The Caste System
This invention helped keep their cities clean and fresh.
Indoor Plumbing
The founder of the Mauryan Empire.
Chandragupta Maurya
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula
The mountain range located to the north of the Indian Subcontinent.
The Himalayan Mountains
The group that was so disgusting they weren't even considered part of the social structure.
Dalits or Untouchables
This invention allowed them to keep records.
Sanskrit (writing)
Ashoka converted his empire to this religion after witnessing a horrific battle.
Buddhism
The major religion of India. Still practiced in India today.
Hinduism
The desert that provided the Indus Valley with protection from invaders.
The Thar Desert
The group at the top of Ancient India's social structure.
Brahmins or Priests
These were places to study and develop improvements for the society.
Colleges/Universities
This Empire was known as the Golden Age of India.
Gupta
A nomadic group that invaded India.
Aryans
Name one positive effect of the Arabian Sea.
It provided for the creation of trade routes to Egypt and Mesopotamia
The most common job for a Sudra.
Farming
This system allowed for more accurate mathematics and accounting.
The Numeric System (the decimal point)
The Aryans brought this religion to India.
Hinduism
The first language of Ancient India
Sanskrit
Why do civilizations begin near rivers?
Rivers provide fresh water and fertile land to grow crops.
The Aryans brought it with them to maintain control of the conquered population.
The improvements and increased number of these led to an increase in trade routes and trade.
Roads
The spread of trade and ideas from one place to another.
Cultural Diffusion