5.2 India and Persia

Question 1

Harappa

Answer 1

The site of one of the earliest civilizations in South Asia

Question 2

Mohenjo-Daro

Answer 2

An ancient city in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan

Question 3

Cyrus ll

Answer 3

Persian king who established the Persian empire

Question 4

Darius l

Answer 4

Persian king who expanded the Persian empire

Question 5

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Ashoka

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Brahmin

Answer 7

A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society

Question 8

Sudra

Answer 8

A surf in Hindu society

Question 9

Sanskrit

Answer 9

The main language of the Aryans

Question 10

Vedas

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Zoroastrianism

Answer 11

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