India's First Empires

Which empire traded with China, Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean?

In Hinduism, the divine law that requires karma and requires all people to do their duty based on their status.

Who believed that the physical surroundings of humans, the material world, were simply illusions?

Religion that reveres the cow as sacred and the Ganges River

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Different cultures shaped this empire because a section of the Silk Road pass through it.

A distinct feature of the Kushan Empire

Longest poem in any written language

Religion that claims all people can achieve Nirvana

A person's caste was difficult to escape because it was based on

The Golden Age of Indian culture occurred under the

The Warrior Class in Indian Society

Belief the soul is reborn after death

Prosperous Cities rose along the main trade routes throughout India during this empire

Buddhist believe that it is possible to reach enlightenment by

One of three chief human-like gods in the Hindu religion

Determined the type of job people could have, whom they could marry, and what groups they could socialize with.

Ancient Indians excelled in the science of