John Marshall’s discovery contributed very little to understanding India’s past.

The geography of India was suitable for the development of the Harappan civilization.

The Harappans’ disappearance may have been due to an invasion by another people, or a flood or famine may have driven the people away.

Write True or False. 6. Aryans settled in the Nile Valley.

The Indus River nourished the land and supported farming and cattle.

The most important man in an Aryan village was the raja.

Aryans had a written language called Sanskrit.

Write True or False. 10. Aryans were famous for their hymns, poetry, and prayers.

Siddhartha Gautama began the religion called _____

The _____ are collections of sacred hymn texts.

The belief that after a person dies he comes back in another form is called _____

The religious duties of a Hindu or a Buddhist are called _____

The Aryans developed a religion called _____

The two basic social groups in Hinduism are the family and the _____?

The divine being of Hinduism was called _____

The Buddhist list of good works was the _____ Path.

Buddhism teaches that the reason for suffering is cravings or _____

Biblical truth teaches that suffering is a result of _____

The discovery by John Marshall and his team helped archaeologists and historians begin to understand India’s past.

The Harappan civilization made few achievements.

Water from the Indus River and the fertile soil in the Indus Valley supported agriculture for the Harappans.

Possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans include that _____

Characteristics of the Aryan civilization include that _____

The Aryans _____

In Hinduism the divine being is called _____

Complete each sentence. 10. A belief that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being is called _____

Complete each sentence. 11. The belief that after a person dies he comes back in another form is referred to as _____

Complete each sentence. 12. The two basic social groups in Hinduism are the family and the _____?

Complete each sentence. 13. The Aryans developed a religion called _____

According to legend, Siddhartha Gautama was meditating when he became _____

15. Gautama changed his name to _____

16. Gautama introduced what he called the Four Noble _____?

The religion Gautama introduced is called _____

Asoka impacted the growth of Buddhism in which of the following ways?

Buddhism appealed to the members of lower castes and outcastes because:

As a ruler, Chandragupta Maurya _____

Asoka was _____

Contrast Hinduism with biblical truth. Which of the following lists two differences between them?

Who was the British archaeologist who

discovered and helped excavate Harappa and

Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley in the 1920s?

What was the name of the city that was one of the first civilizations in the

Indus Valley; the sister city of Mohenjo-Daro.

A city of one of the first civilizations

in the Indus Valley; the sister city of Harappa.

People who settled in the

Indus Valley and established the ancient cities of

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

A picture or symbol used in early writing

to represent a word, a group of words, or an idea.

A peninsula in southern Asia

that extends into the Indian Ocean, separated from

neighboring countries by the Himalaya Mountains.

a scholar who studies languages

A group of languages spoken by

people of Europe and parts of Asia.

Nomads believed to have moved into the

Indus Valley around 1500 BC; conquered the people

of northwestern India.

A chief, prince, or ruler in India.

A wind that reverses direction with the

change of season.

Written language of the Aryans.

A major Indian religion based on

Vedic religious beliefs; belief in Brahman

and reincarnation that serves as a unifying

influence in India’s diverse society.

Divine being of Hinduism

believed to be the cause and material of

creation; also called “the great soul” or

“the world soul.”

Belief that everything in the

universe is part of a supreme being.

Religious duties of a Hindu or a

Buddhist.

The belief that after a person dies, he

comes back in another form.

The Hindu belief that a person’s deeds, good

or bad, determine his state in reincarnation.

Collections of sacred hymn texts of Hinduism.

A strict social class a person is born into.

Anyone from outside the groups of the Hindu

caste system; bound by strict social restrictions.

Founder of Buddhism.

Having received knowledge or understanding.

The name Siddhartha Gautama took for

himself after he left Hinduism; “Enlightened One.”

A religion founded by Siddhartha

Gautama; Buddhists follow the Eightfold Path

and the Four Noble Truths.

The Buddhist belief in a state of complete

enlightenment where a person has peace and

freedom from desire.

Indian warrior who

conquered a large part of India and began the

Mauryan dynasty.

The city chosen by Chandragupta

to be the capital of the Mauryan Empire.

Asoka Ruler of the Mauryan Empire in ancient

India; promoted Buddhism.

A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine.