Geography
The Indian subcontinent's land formation is called
A peninsula
Built these gathering sanitary gathering places for the public
Public baths
Two empires were
The Mauryan and Gupta
The cities were constructed along a
Grid
The group of warriors credited with destroying The Indian Empire
Aryans
India was affected by this kind of weather pattern
Monsoons
Grain
One of the empires operated with this kind of government
Centralized
Only two major cities have survived destruction and time
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
These destroyers referred to themselves as
The "superior ones"
The two rivers were called
The Indus and Ganges
Added this to individual homes to make life easier and more comfortable
Sewage system and plumbing
The government employed these groups to spy and enforce their will on the population
Secret police
Fortress or temple
Most of what we know about this group comes from
The Vedas
The mountain ranges around India served to
Isolate and protect it
Developed these elements of mathematics
Arabic numerals, decimal systems, and the concept of 0
Developed this system in which people's role in society are predetermined
Caste system
These were used in construction
Uniform clay bricks
This group was able to destroy the empire because
It was already weakened by natural disasters
Sumer
Contributed to medicine by developing
Bone-setting, simple surgery, and vaccinations
One of the most honored emperors was
Asoka, The Great
These were built as "advertisements" for the Indian government, including messaged about justice, laws, and Buddhism
Pillar Edicts
Examples of the empire's decline were
Disorganized cities and crude pottery