A large landmass that juts out from a continent
Where were the Indus & Ganges Rivers located?
India
Migrated from central Asia
Founded the Maurya Empire
Chandragupta
Where are the Indus and Ganges Rivers in modern day?
Paksitan
Caste
A social class of people
What limited contact between India and other civilizations?
What social order did the Aryans follow?
Caste system
How did Chandragupta make the Maurya Empire wealthy?
Farming and trade
Migrate
to move from one place to settle in another place
Freedom from prejudice
Why were the Indus and Ganges rivers important?
Fertile soil, surplus of food, population grew, etc.
Vedas
Religious books that tell us about early Aryan life - means knowledge. Poems & hymns
Who did Chandragupta pass his empire on to?
His grandson, Asoka
Very rigid, had to stay in caste of parents, hardly interact with members of other classes
To change one's beliefs; particularly to change from one religion to another
Convert
What were the names of the well-planned cities in Ancient India?
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
How did the Aryans gain power?
Drove horse chariots, farming & trade, conquered land
When did the Maurya Empire split?
After Asoka died
What some of Asoka's accomplishments
Writings of moral advice, established laws that required people to treat each other with humanity, spread Buddhism, united India
Citadel
a fortress in a city
How did the climate of monsoons negatively affect Ancient India?
The earliest Aryans were..
Herders & warriors
Asoka's biggest achievement
Building the greatest Empire India has known
What religion did Asoka spread throughout Ancient India?
Buddhism