5.2

Question 1

the site of one of the earliest civilizations in South Asia

Answer 1

Harappa

Question 2

an ancient city in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan

Answer 2

Mohenjo-Daro

Question 3

Persian king who established the Persian Empire

Answer 3

Cyrus II

Question 4

Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India

Answer 4

Darius I

Question 5

Soldier who started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian empire, and later became a monk

Answer 5

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 6

Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Who used stone columns to mark the territory of his empire and make announcements

Answer 6

Ashoka

Question 7

priest who held the highest position in Aryan society

Answer 7

brahman

Question 8

serf in Hindu society

Answer 8

sudra

Question 9

the main language of the Aryans

Answer 9

Sanskrit

Question 10

“Books of Knowledge” that contain much of the stories and songs of the Aryans

Answer 10

Vedas

Question 11

religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster based on the belief of one god as supreme and the enemy of evil

Answer 11

Zoroastrianism