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The year the Harappan civilization began
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The year the Aryan civilization began
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586 BC
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The year the Harappan civilization began
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The year the Aryan civilization began
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Why is India often called the "Indian Subcontinent"?
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What is the reason that archeologist have been unable to unravel the mysteries of the Harappan people?
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A wind that reverses direction with the change of seasons
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The archeologist who discovered Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro as well as the Great Stupa
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A scholar who studies languages
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A group of people that invaded from the north and were a warlike people; their way of life became the characteristic culture of ancient and modern India
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ca. 2300 BC: The early civilization of India that had indoor plumbing, running water and a sewage system
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Term for a social class in India
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The great god of Hinduism called the great soul or world soul
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The duty that a Hindu must follow to become a part of Brahman
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The belief that a person lives more than once in different bodies; both Hindus and Buddhists believe in this
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The idea that everything in the universe is a part of a supreme being
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Outcastes of the Indian caste system; rejected by others and excluded from normal life
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The religion that the Aryans developed; teaches that everyone is born into a particular caste and must do one's duty in hopes of one day becoming part of Brahman
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The two basic social groups in India
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Siddhartha Gautama changed his name to _______________
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What does Buddhism teach that a persons salvation or enlightenment depends on?
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Choose THREE false ideas of Hinduism that contrast with Christianity:
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This empire of India had a centralized government, uniting much of the Indian subcontinent
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The first emperor of the Mauryan Empire
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The Mauryan leader who united most of the Indian Subcontinent; converted to Buddhism; built the Great Stupa
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What do most people living in India claim as their religion?
