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Harappa Important
PeopleHinduism Buddhism
Mauryan Dynasty
Key Vocabulary
Gupta Empire
Potpourri
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The Harappans lived in this valley.
Indus River Valley
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Founder of Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gutama
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The consequences of how a person lives his
or her life.Karma
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What “Buddha” means.
“Enlightened One”
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Buddhist shrines built during this dynasty.
Stupas
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A large mass of land separated from the rest
of the continent by
physical features.Sub-continent
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The founder of the Gupta empire.
Chandragupta Gupta
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Even though the Harappans outnumbered
them, these people controlled India.
Aryans
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This raja conquered the kingdoms weakened by
Alexander the Great.
Chandragupta Maurya
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Ancient hymns and prayers for religious ceremonies.
VEDAS
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Buddhism became popular partly because it rejected this aspect of Hinduism.
The caste system
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The greatest king of this dynasty.
Asoka
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The teachers of upper class boys.
Gurus
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The Guptas made this the official religion of India.
Hinduism
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Two important things the Aryans brought to
India.
Iron plow and Sanskrit Language
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This king rejected violence and
embraced Buddhism.
Asoka
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What happened if a wife could not have
children.The husband was allowed to
take a second wife
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The first of the Four Noble Truths.
Life is full of suffering
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The two major achievements during
this dynasty.
Centralized government and postal system
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In Buddhism, this can be achieved only after giving up all desires.
Nirvana
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The reason the Gupta empire grew wealthy.
Trade
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Population of Harappa at its height.
35,000
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The Tibetan reincarnation of the
Buddha.
Dali Lama
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Hindu god of creation.
Brahma
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The two most important forms of Buddhism.
Theraveda & Mayhayana
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The capital city of the Mauryan empire.
Palitaputra
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If the pope was President, the United States would be this.
Theocracy
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Chandragupta’s son and one of the
greatest rulers.
Samudragupta
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Strong winds that bring India its precipitation.
Monsoons
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The golden age of Indian culture came during this
dynasty.
Gupta
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The three bodies of water that surround
India.
Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
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Enlightened people who postpone going to heaven to
help others to get there.
bodhisattvas
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