| A | B |
|---|
| Indus River | the center of early Indian civilization |
| Aryan | from Central Asia - they settled along the Ganges River around 1500 BCE - started Hinduism |
| Asoka | leader of Mauryan Empire in India 260 BCE - religious tolerant ? become Buddhist |
| Chandragupta | expanded the Mauryan Empire to include land from the Indus to Ganges Rivers |
| Gupta Empire | known as the Golden Age of India .. The number "0" and the decimal system are created |
| Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro | the earliest Indian civilization |
| Hinduism | a polytheistic religion practiced in India |
| Mauryan Empire | Indian empire located in NE India .. Led to adoption of Buddhism |
| polytheism | the belief in more than 1 god |
| tolerant | you accept other religions/things - let them do their own thing |
| urban planning | roads & houses are planned out ? where each will be located ? before they are built ? the town / city is organized |
| Vedas, Mahabharata, Upanishads | religious texts of Hinduism |
