lesson 2 India and Perisa

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 Rive Valley in Pakistan

Question 3

Cyrus ll

Answer 3

Persian king who established the Persian Empire

Question 4

Darius I

Answer 4

Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India

Question 5

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 5

Solider 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 serf 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 ans the enemy of evil.