The Harappans lived in this valley.

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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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Chandraguptas 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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