Holt World History "The Human Journey" Ch. 3

are winds that mark the seasons in India.

a strong central fortress, built on a brick platform

1750 b.c. the tribes of indo-european peoples gegan to cross the hindu kush mountains into northwestern india. they came from north of the black and caspian seas

are the Indo-Aryan's great works of religious literature

Indo-Aryan's language.

The period of India's history from 1500 B.C to 1000 B.C

Special priests who knew the proper form and rules of religious rituals

They were the written explanations of the Vedic religion

Long poems based on historical or religious themes

Is part of the most famous Hindu scriptures The Mahabharata, tells the story of a great battle in a kingdom,

A complex form of social organization that began to take shape after the Indo- Aryan migration.

Four social classes that appeared in Indian society.

The belief in the unity of God and creation

Hinduism teaches the world we see is and illusion this illusion is called maya.

The belief in the rebirth of souls.

A perfect peace for souls who grow spiritually.

Is the belief in many gods.

The founder of Buddhism, he became known as the Buddha, or "the Enlightened One."

A powerful young adventurer established the Mauryan Empire. Built a grand palace at Pataliiputra on the Ganges River. His army (600,000) conquered all of northwestern India up to the Hindu Kush.

Chandragupta's grandson came to power in about 270 B.C. died in 232 B.C. Became the first imperial dynasty to hold nearly all of India.Became a Buddhist, sent missionaries tot her countries. The later years of Asokas's rule were remembered as a time of cultural and political advance in India.

(A.D. 374-415) society prospered, great progress was made in the arts.

A practice where men were allowed to have more than one wife in ancient India.

A practice where widows committed suicide by throwing themselves on top of their husband's flaming funeral pyres. Suttee was sometimes required among the upper castes.

Or "Five Books" they were fables from the Gupta period, stories with morals that taught traits as adaptability, shrewdness and determination.

Was a famous Buddhist university located in the eastern Ganges Valley.

Was a mathematician one of the first people known to have used algebra and to have solved quadratic equations. Born in A.D. 400s

The practice of infecting a person with a mild from of a disease so that he or she will not become ill with the more serious form.

Governed small independent states, acted as the military leader, law maker, and judge.