History Exam Study Guide Chapter Five

A chief, prince, or ruler, in India is a Raja

A group of languages spoken by people of Europe and parts of Asia

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were _____ miles apart

Written language of the aryans

Anyone from outside the groups of Hindu caste system; bound by strict social restrictions.

A picture or symbol in early writing to represent a word, a group of words, or an idea is a pictograph

British archaeologist who discovered and helped excavate Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley in the 1920's

Divine being of hinduism believed to be the cause and material of creation.

________ and his team of archaeologists discovered the ancient city of Harappa and its sister city, Mohenjo-Daro

Nomads believed to have moved into the Indus Valley around 1500 BC; conquered the people of northwestern India

Belief that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being

Which of these is not one of the most important Hindus gods

The Buddhist belief in a state of complete enlightenment where a person has peace and freedom from desire

A wind that reverses direction with the change of seasons is a monsoon

Indian religion based on Vedic religious beliefs: (Brahman & reincarnation)

The Hindu belief that a person's deeds, good or bad, determine his state in reincarnation.

Ruler of the Mauryan Empire in ancient India; promoted Buddhism

Collections of sacred hymn texts of Hinduism

Religious duties of a Hindu or a Buddhist

A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; Buddhists follow the eightfold path and the four noble truths.

The sister city of Mehenjo-Daro...

A scholar who studies languages is an Raja

A strict social class a person is born into

A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine

The belief that after a person dies, he comes back in another form