Ancient India Flashcards
Leader of the Mauryan Empire in 270 B.C.
Ashoka the Great
Indus River Valley civilization from about 1500 B.C.
Aryans
The life force, creator and destroyer in Hinduism
Brahman
Ancient religion of India
Buddhism
Rigid social group into which a person is born
Caste
Basic understandings in Buddhism
Four Noble Truths
Indian Empire in South Asia from 280 A.D. to 550 A.D.
Gupta Empire
Ancient city found in the Indus River Valley
Harappa
Ancient religion still practiced by millions
Hinduism
Location of ancient civilization in present-day India and Pakistan
Indus River Valley
The consequences of a person’s behavior
Karma
First Indian empire in South Asia
Mauryan Empire
The practice of sitting quietly and clearing the mind of thought
Meditation
Ancient city found in the Indus River Valley
Mohenjo-Daro
Belief that after death one is reborn into a new life
Reincarnation