5.2 Flashcards
1
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home to thousands in India
A
Harappa
2
Q
an ancient city in the Indus River Valley
A
Mogenjo-daro
3
Q
Persian king who established the Persian Empire
A
Cyrus II
4
Q
Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India
A
Darius II
5
Q
solider who started the Maurya empire, the first Indian Empire, and later became a Monk
A
Chandragupta Maurya
6
Q
Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, who used stone columns to make his announcements for the empire
A
Ashoka
7
Q
a priest who is at the top of the social pyramid
A
brahmin
8
Q
a serf in Hindu society
A
sudra
9
Q
the main Aryan language
A
Sanskrit
10
Q
“Books Of Knowledge” that contain much of the Aryan stories
A
Vedas
11
Q
religion founded by the Persian Prophet Zoroaster based on the belief that one god as supreme.
A
Zoroastrianism
