Mohenjo Daro
What does the name Mohenjo Daro mean?
Hill of the Dead
Harappa was known for having uniform ____________
Housing
Which religion accepts the caste system
Hinduism
in order to promote stability throughout the empire pillars or rocks that advocated non-violence were placed. what were they called?
Edicts of Ashoka
Which ruler conquered Kalinga?
Ashoka
What civilization did the Mohenjo Daro people belong to?
The Harappan Civilization
What is the reason we cannot figure out what happened to the Harappan people?
We cannot decipher the language and there are few artifacts to examine
Started around 500 B.C.E.
Buddhism
What led to increased wealth and peace in India under the Gupta Empire?
Increased trade and farming
why did Chandragupta Maurya have a secret police force?
Because we was worried about assassination attempts
What were the houses of Mohenjo Daro primarily built out of?
mud and brick
Where is Harappa located along the Indus River?
Along the northern section of the river
The holy writings are the Vedas and Upanishads
Hinduism
What caused the decline of the later empires?
Weak rulers, civil wars, and foreign invaiders
Who was Ashoka's grandfather?
Chandragupta Mauyra
The city was divided into two areas. What were they?
a fortress-type area to the west and a lower city to the east.
What people do they think crossed the Hindu Kush and migrated into India around 1500 B.C.E.
The Aryan People
Souls can be released from the reincarnation cycle
Both Buddhism and Hinduism
Between 520 BCE and 321 BCE which two empires attempted to rule over India?
Persia and Macedonia
What year did the Maurya Empire start to take shape?
300 BCE
What year was Mohenjo Daro discovered?
1922
List the 5 theories of what archeologists and anthropologists think happened to the Harappans
Rivers may have shifted
Earth may have become overworked
Natural disaster may have occurred
People may have migrated
Invasion or attack
Spread to parts of China and Asia via trade routes
Buddhism
Which rivers were important to the Harappans, Mohenjo Daro, Gupta, and Mauryan
Indus River, Ganges River
Chaundragupta Maurya was known for having
Well organized bureaucracy and great road systems which promoted trade and travel.