1. Harappa Important People Hinduism Buddhism Mauryan Dynasty Key Vocabulary Gupta Empire Potpourri 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400

2. The Harappans lived in this valley. Indus River Valley 100

3. Founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gutama 100

4. The consequences of how a person lives his or her life. Karma 100

5. What “Buddha” means. “Enlightened One” 100

6. Buddhist shrines built during this dynasty. Stupas 100

7. A large mass of land separated from the rest of the continent by physical features. Sub-continent 100

8. The founder of the Gupta empire. Chandragupta Gupta 100

9. Even though the Harappans outnumbered them, these people controlled India. Aryans 200

10. This raja conquered the kingdoms weakened by Alexander the Great. Chandragupta Maurya 200

11. Ancient hymns and prayers for religious ceremonies. VEDAS 200

12. Buddhism became popular partly because it rejected this aspect of Hinduism. The caste system 200

13. The greatest king of this dynasty. Asoka 200

14. The teachers of upper class boys. Gurus 200

15. The Guptas made this the official religion of India. Hinduism 200

16. Two important things the Aryans brought to India. Iron plow and Sanskrit Language 300

17. This king rejected violence and embraced Buddhism. Asoka 300

18. What happened if a wife could not have children. The husband was allowed to take a second wife 300

19. The first of the Four Noble Truths. Life is full of suffering 300

20. The two major achievements during this dynasty. Centralized government and postal system 300

21. In Buddhism, this can be achieved only after giving up all desires. Nirvana 300

22. The reason the Gupta empire grew wealthy. Trade 300

23. Population of Harappa at its height. 35,000 400

24. The Tibetan reincarnation of the Buddha. Dali Lama 400

25. Hindu god of creation. Brahma 400

26. The two most important forms of Buddhism. Theraveda & Mayhayana 400

27. The capital city of the Mauryan empire. Palitaputra 400

28. If the pope was President, the United States would be this. Theocracy 400

29. Chandragupta’s son and one of the greatest rulers. Samudragupta 400

30. Strong winds that bring India its precipitation. Monsoons 100

31. The golden age of Indian culture came during this dynasty. Gupta 200

32. The three bodies of water that surround India. Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal 300

33. Enlightened people who postpone going to heaven to help others to get there. bodhisattvas 400