5.2 India and Persia

Question 1

the site of one of the earliest civilizations in South Asia

Answer 1

Harrapa

Question 2

an ancient city in the Indus River Valley

Answer 2

Mohenjo-Daro

Question 3

c. 585 B.C. - 529 B.C. Persian king who established the Persian Empire

Answer 3

Cyrus II

Question 4

c. 550 B.C. - 486 B.C. Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India

Answer 4

Darius I

Question 5

360 B.C. - 398 B.C. Soldier who started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian empire, and later became a monk.

Answer 5

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 6

c. 304 B.C. - 237 B.C. 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 the 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

Answer 11

Zoroastrianism