A fixed social class that a person is born into

A state of pure goodness

A rainy period of time

The rebirth of the human soul

a large landmass that is set apart from a larger continent by land or water

Many scholars think that this is the world's oldest religion

This religion started in India and spread to China and beyond

The first civilizations in India developed around the ____________

Includes the four noble truths

Every human is born with a soul, which is a form of Brahman

There is one spiritual force known as Brahman and all gods are a form of Brahman

Teaches you should follow the noble eightfold path

Indians developed higher education for

The first Indian Empire began when ________________ seized power from the Persians that ruled India in 320 B.C.

Developed the idea of this numeral

In 270 BC, Asoka took power. After waging war, he supported the ideals of ____________

During the ____________ Empire, art, literature, education, and architecture flourished

The Indus River Valley had a thriving ___________

Better roads, more security, and __________ helped trade grow during the Maurya Empire

Tools and weapons made from _________ were traded with other cities.

Includes priests and teachers

Includes rulers and warriors

Includes farmers, laborers, and servants

Includes landowners and bankers

Thought to do work that was not pure and had a low social class

The group of nomadic warriors who first settled in northern India were known as

A rigid social structure

The stories and songs Aryans wrote about their gods. Became the holy books of Hinduism

Mohenjo-Daro can be translated to mean

We know that ________ was well planned because its streets were designed in a grid.

The first settlements of the Indus River Valley were when farmers settled along the ______________ in what is now Persia

The Aryans introduced the _________ religion to the Indus River Valley

The _____________ tells the story in which the good king Rama kills the evil king Ravana

Although Hindu gods are referred to as different aspects of a single deity, Hinduism is still considered the last of the ____________ beliefs.