India, Part 2: Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Society

Vocab: one of the largest Harappan cities with public buildings, a central marketplace, and city blocks

Vocab: second level of caste system: the protectors (warriors, soldiers, rulers)

Vocab: Military leader/ruler who used spies and large army to unify India for the first time; divided empire into provinces with local leaders to keep control

Vocab: first level of caste system: the intellectuals (priests, teachers)

Vocab: group outside of the caste system→ considered impure and dirty due to sins committed in past lives; AKA “Untouchables” (work with garbage, waste, dead animals, etc.) 

Vocab: leader who expanded the empire, strengthened the economy, and avoided war through alliances and peace treaties

Vocab: the four main levels in India’s caste system

Vocab: third level of caste system: the producers (farmers, merchants)

Vocab: a social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society

Vocab: the science of working with metals, which was founded in Ancient India