5.2 India and Persia

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 ll

Question 4

Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India

Answer 4

Darius l

Question 5

Solider 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

A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society

Answer 7

Brahmin

Question 8

A 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

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

Answer 11

Zoroastrianism