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| Harappa | the site of one of the earlies civilizations in South Asia |
| Mohenjo-Daro | an ancient city in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan |
| Cyrus II | a Persian king who established the Persian Empire |
| Darius I | a Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Soldier who started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian empire, and later became a monk |
| Mauryan Empire | the first Indian empire |
| Ashoka | used stone columns to mark the territory of his emprie and make announcements |
| Brahmin | a priest who held the highest position in Aryan society |
| Sudra | a serf in Hindu society |
| Sanskrit | the main language of the Aryans |
| Vedas | "Books of Knowledge" that contain much of the stories and songs of the Aryans |
| Zoroastrianism | a religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster |
| Zoroastrianism | based on the belief of one god as suprem and the enemy of evil |
