| A | B |
|---|
| Cyrus the Great | created the Persian Empire |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Buddha's real name |
| Buddha | gave up his wordly goods to search for truth and also founded Buddhism |
| The "Enlightened One" | Nickname for Buddha |
| Chandragupta Maurya | ruler who was a harsh ruler and believed in punishment |
| Ashoka | grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who became a peaceful Buddhist |
| Chandragupta II | ruled over India during its Golden Age |
| Darius | Indian leader who used couriers and a pony express |
| Zarathustra | believed in only 2 gods |
| Aryans | warriors and herders from Europe and Asia who took over India |
| Buddhism | religion of Buddha that teaches peaceful living |
| Hinduism | religion that believes in many gods and reincarnation |
| Zoroastrianism | religion founded by Zarathustra and teaches that life is a struggle between light and darkness |
| India's Golden Age | a time of great advances in science, art, literature, and math |
| Mohenjo-Daro | large city in ancient India in which people suddenly disappeared |
| Indus Valley | area where people settled in India because it was well-suited for agriculture |
| Sanskrit | the language the Aryans brought to India |
| horses | the animal the Aryans introduced to India |
| India's caste system | gave order to the people |
