Ancient India Ch. 7

The two Ancient Indian Empires were called

In 320 BC, this military leader unified Northern India and created the Mauryan Empire.

In 301 BC, Candragupta Maurya passed the throne to his son, who

The Aryans believed in the Varnas, which led to social division called

When Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment, he became known as "the Englightened One", or

Most works of literature (writings) in Sanskrit are religious.

The most popular religion in India today

The Aryans had important religious writings called

Though Gupta rulers were Hindu, both Hinduism and Buddhism flourished during the Gupta Empire.

A young prince who was raised Hindu and abandoned his birthright in search of enlightenment.

Which of the following was NOT a scientific advance made by the Ancient Indians?

The people of the Indus River Valley Cilization developed two major cities,

The Ancient Indians were NOT interested in architecture.

The first emperor (king) of the Gupta Empire was

The people of the Mauryan and Gupta periods created great works of art.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major Hindu gods?

Today, we use the Hindu-Arabic numerals, that were created by ancient Indians.

The Aryans developed an important written language called

Another important aspect of Hinduism is "ahimsa", which is Sanskrit for

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

Candragupta Maurya's grandson and the most strong and famous Mauryan emperor (king) was

Nirvana means

Buddha did not reject all of the Hindu beliefs, Buddhist and Hindu people share belief in

After Harrapan civilization in the Indus River Valley collapsed, the ________ moved into India.