Geography
The name of the river that the first civilizations were built next to in ancient India.
Indus River
The Maurya empire of Ancient India began circa this year. (30 Year Range)
330 BC
This group is at the top of the caste system, typically priests.
Brahmins
The universal god of Hinduism is...
Brahman
This structure is where people went to get clean in Ancient Indian cities.
Great Bath
The name of the mountain range on the north-eastern border of India, home to Mt. Everest.
Himalayas
The name of the first emperor of the Maurya Empire.
Chandragupta
The Kshatriyas caste is made up of these two groups of people.
Warriors and Rulers
The name in Hinduism for an individual person's spirit.
Atman
The name of the mountain range on the northwestern border of India.
Hindu-Kush
The name of the larger of the two cities in Ancient India, this cities name translates to "mound of the dead."
Mohenjo-Daro
The first emperor of India conquered enemy armies, in part, by training these animals to work with his army.
Elephants
This group is removed from the caste system and is not considered part of society.
Pariah/Dalit
Samsara is the cycle of this.
Reincarnation
Ancient Indian civilizations began circa what year. (500 year range)
2500 BC
This river flows out of a Himalayan valley, and is where the Aryan invaders eventually settled near.
Ganges River
The 3rd and greatest emperor of the Maurya Empire.
Asoka
This word is used to describe each person's role within their caste; what a person needs to do to have good karma.
Darma
In order to be reborn higher in the caste system you must have good this....
Karma
The social structure of Ancient India.
Caste System
This pass in the Hindu-Kush mountains is where Aryan invaders entered ancient India.
Khyber Pass
The religion that was spread through India during the reign of the 3rd emperor.
Buddhism
The only way for a person to move up in the caste system.
In Hinduism when a person's soul reaches this point it escapes Samsara and returns to Brahman.
Moksha
This Macedonian King attempted to conquer Ancient India but turned away because he was too far from home.
Alexander the Great