Key Terms
Geography
The Aryans
Maurya Empire
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A large landmass that juts out from a continent 

Subcontinent 
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Where were the Indus & Ganges Rivers located?

India 

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How did the Aryans get to Ancient India?

Migrated from central Asia 

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Founded the Maurya Empire 

Chandragupta

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Where are the Indus and Ganges Rivers in modern day?

Paksitan

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Caste 

A social class of people

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What limited contact between India and other civilizations? 

The Himalaya Mountains 
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What social order did the Aryans follow?

Caste system 

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How did Chandragupta make the Maurya Empire wealthy?

Farming and trade 

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Migrate

to move from one place to settle in another place 

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Tolerance

Freedom from prejudice

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Why were the Indus and Ganges rivers important?

Fertile soil, surplus of food, population grew, etc. 

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Vedas 

Religious books that tell us about early Aryan life - means knowledge. Poems & hymns 

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Who did Chandragupta pass his empire on to?

His grandson, Asoka

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What were the disadvantages of the caste system?

Very rigid, had to stay in caste of parents, hardly interact with members of other classes

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To change one's beliefs; particularly to change from one religion to another 

Convert

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What were the names of the well-planned cities in Ancient India? 

Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa 

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How did the Aryans gain power?

Drove horse chariots, farming & trade, conquered land 

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When did the Maurya Empire split?

After Asoka died

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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 

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Citadel

a fortress in a city

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How did the climate of monsoons negatively affect Ancient India?

Crops could die if the monsoons were late, overflow rivers, people could die, destruction 
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The earliest Aryans were..

Herders & warriors

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Asoka's biggest achievement 

Building the greatest Empire India has known 

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What religion did Asoka spread throughout Ancient India?

 Buddhism