People Palace
First leader of Mauryan Empire, had spies and a bureaucracy
Chandragupta
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were able to have bathrooms in their houses
Sewer System
Fortified area
Citadel
Name one way the Indus Valley Civilization could have disappeared
disease, famine, floods, disease
What board game was invented in India?
Chess
Founded Jainism
Mahavira
Name one achievement in Mathematics the Gupta Empire made
concept of zero, decimal system
Seasonal winds that can bring a lot of rain
monsoons
How did Chandragupta pay government workers and support a large army?
taxes
Theravada Buddhism focuses on _________
Mahayana focuses on ___________
wisdom, compassion
The first ruler of the Gupta Empire
Chandra Gupta I
Name one achievement in farming that the Indus Valley Civilization made
irrigation canals, granaries
Buddhist commemorative burial grounds
Stupas
How did Asoka bring peace to his empire?
tolerance, buddhist beliefs
What ends when you reach Nirvana?
desire and suffering
Chandra Gupta’s son; conquered most of remaining kingdoms of Northern India
Samudra Gupta
Name one thing Aryabhata discovered in the science of Astronomy
eclipses, the earth rotates, moon shines because of reflection
Extracting metal from ore and creating useful objects
Metallurgy
The people of the Gupta empire had a __________, or a status of political rights and obligations
citizenship
What is the highest varna in the caste system?
Brahmins
Gupta Empire reached its greatest size by him conquering more land
Chandra Gupta II
Developed system of medicine known as __________
Ayurveda
Groupings based on one’s skill
Varna
How did Asoka communicate his ideas to his subjects?
Stone Pillars
What is the pass called in the Himalayas that allowed for trade and migration?
Khyber Pass