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Harappa Important

PeopleHinduism Buddhism

Mauryan Dynasty

Key Vocabulary

Gupta Empire

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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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