Geography
Indus River Civilization
Aryan Civilization
Maurya Empire
Gupta Empire
100

Mountain range that separated and protected ancient Indian peoples.

What is the Himalayas?
100
The Indus River was known to do this, which would deposit silt into the soil.

What is flood?

100
Texts that tell historians about the history of the Aryan Civilization.

What are the Vedas?

100

Maurya territory extended throughout most of this subcontinent.

What is the Indian subcontinent?

100

This empire ruled over much of this part of India.

What is northern India?

200

Western river of India that the Indus Valley civilization formed around.

What is the Indus River?

200
Eastern city of the Indus River Civilization?

What is Harappa?

200

Mountain range in which the Aryans migrated into India.

What are the Hindu Kush?

200

Greatest ruler of the Maurya Empire.

Who is Ashoka?

200

Schools related to this school of thought were developed during this time period.

What is philosophy?

300

Eastern river of India that the Aryan people would settle along.

What is the Ganges River?

300

Western city of the Indus River Civilization.

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

300

Modern-day religion that can potentially be traced back to the Aryans.

What is Hinduism?

300

Founder of the Maurya Empire.

Who is Chandragupta?

300

Invention of printing on this was invented during this empire.

What is cloth?

400

Wind pattern that is considered the "lifeline" of ancient India.

What are monsoons?

400

Defining feature of the Indus River Civilization that no other civilization is known for.

What are sewage systems?

400

Social hierarchy created by the Aryans.

What is the caste system?

400

Chandragupta was known for his mounted soldiers on this animal.

What are elephants?

400

Mathematical system that was developed during this time period.

What is the decimal system?

500

Reason(s) that Civilizations could form within the Indian subcontinent.

What is the river(s) provided reliable water, food opportunity, fertile soil, transportation, etc.?

500

Pattern on which the planning of Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa were built.

What is grid-like pattern?

500

This explained what caste you were part of.

What is one's birth?

500

Ashoka the Great converted to this religion during his reign.

What is Buddhism?

500

Nickname for the Gupta Empire.

What is the "Golden Age" of Ancient India?

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