South Asia Part One

Question 1

Harappan civilization

Answer 1

Unique cultural hearth that grew near the Indus River in modern day India

Question 2

Aryan migration

Answer 2

Split to migrate to china and northern India

Question 3

Vedic Age

Answer 3

Old scriptures of Hinduism during Indian history

Question 4

Caste system

Answer 4

Class systems determined by birth

Question 5

Vedas

Answer 5

Hindu belief system- hymns, poems, and stories. Influenced Buddhism

Question 6

Jati

Answer 6

Group of clans, tripes, and communities

Question 7

Maurayan empire

Answer 7

Indian empire founded by Chandragupta

Question 8

Asoka

Answer 8

Nauruan ruler, converted to Buddhism and became a pacifist

Question 9

Intermediate period

Answer 9

A time decentralized rule in a given area. Equally powerful government, reign broken up

Question 10

Maharaja

Answer 10

Single high king India

Question 11

Gupta empire

Answer 11

Empire with emphasis on science and math

Question 12

Mughal empire

Answer 12

Muslim empire from steppes that used to rule modern day Central Asia

Question 13

Babur

Answer 13

First Mughal leader in India, foreign with minority religion