Global Studies
Name _________________________________
Civilizations of India Notes
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
General
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Existed from _________________________ along the _________________________ in
what is today _______________________
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A collection of ______________________, including ___________________________ and
______________________________
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Most people were _____________________, ________________________, or
_______________________
Achievements
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Build _______________ buildings and walls
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Developed a system of __________________ with __________________ and
______________________
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Government controlled _______________________ served as a bank
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Used ___________________ tools and weapons
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Had a system of uniform _____________________ and ________________________
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Used the ____________________
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Entertainment included _________________ and ___________________
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Domesticated ____________________ and ______________________
Writing
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Used _____________________, a system of ____________________ writing
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Many clay ________________ with_____________________ and pictographs were
discovered
Religion
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Believed in ___________________________________
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____________________________ were sacred and holy
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____________________ had important positions in society
Decline
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May have been cause by _________________________________________________________________ River drying up?
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Descendants are called ______________________ and live in southernmost India
ARYANS
General
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Existed from ____________________________
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____________________________ nomads from the ___________________________
who spread into Europe and South Asia
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They were __________ herders- their word for war translated to
____________________________________________
Achievements
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Brought ________________ tools and _____________________ from the Middle East
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Set up kingdoms ruled by _____________________ (princes)
Language
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Developed the ______________________ language
Religion
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They were ______________________ and started ______________________ and the
____________________________________________
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Their holy books were the _________________________
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Made religious _________________________ to the gods- __________________ and
___________________________
MAURYA EMPIRE
General
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Set up by _______________________________ in _____________________
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Dominated the ________________________________ and were the
__________________ kingdom that united most of the subcontinent
Achievements
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Created a _____________________, road system, and _______________________
Asoka, India’s ________________________________
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Chandragupta’s __________________________
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The turning point of his life was after he won a great _______________________ that
was very ________________________
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He converted to _________________________ and helped spread it
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He united ____________________ peoples under the banners of _________________
(nonviolence) and _________________________ (kindness and compassion)
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Asoka had his _________________ or __________________ inscribed in stone
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Symbols associated with Asoka are the ___________________________ (on India’s
flag today) and the_________________________
GUPTA AGE
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United most of India from ___________________________
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A time of _________________________________ and is considered India’s
____________________________
o Mathematics- developed ____________________________, the ______________,
and ______________________
o Science- __________________, ____________________, ___________________,
and _____________________
o Medicine- _________________, __________________, and __________________
o Literature- _______________ and ___________________
o Art and Architecture- includes the ________________________________________
MUGHAL EMPIRE
General
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Descendants of the ________________________
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Invaded India from _______________ under ________________ in ________________
Religion
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Mughals were __________________________
o Sources of _______________________________________ conflict
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___________________ vs. monotheism
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________________ vs. religious equality
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Sacred cow vs. _________________
Akbar the Great
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_____________________ Mughal ruler
o Ruled from __________________________
o Mughal ______________________________
o Promoted religious __________________________
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Married a ___________________________
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Abolished _____________ on Hindus
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Hindus given _______________________ jobs
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Wanted to create a “________________________” religion
Blending of culture
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____________, which combined ___________________ and ____________________
languages, but written in ________________________ script
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Indians absorbed Persian _____________________ and ______________________
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Persian culture influenced ___________________, painting and ____________________
Taj Mahal
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Commonly considered ___________________________________building in the world
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Best example of _______________________________ architecture
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______________________ craftsman worked for ___________ years
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Built by _______________________________ as a ___________________ for his wife
__________________________________
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Helped ___________________________ empire and lead to Mughal ________________
Decline and Fall
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Decline coincided with the arrival of the ________________________
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Last Mughal emperor was _____________________ and exiled in __________________
1. Why is Asoka considered India’s greatest king?
2. Compare and contrast Asoka and Akbar.
a. Compareb. Contrast3. What are the most important contributions made by each civilization?
a. Indusb. Aryanc. Mauryad- Guptae. Mughal-