CHAPTER FIVE


IDENTIFICATIONS
Explain the significance of the following:
1. Indo-Aryan
2. nirvana
3. Indra
4. maya
5. Vedas
6. Arthashastra
7. deva
8. ahimsa
9. Arya
10. Ashoka
11. varna
12. Sanskrit
13. raja
14. Indo-European
CHRONOLOGY
Match the development in column I with the approximate date in column II. Click the Key for the proper answer. (All dates are B.C.E.)
I
KEY
II
1. Reign of King Ashoka
A. ~3000 B.C.E.
2. Indo-Aryan invasions begin
B. 4th century B.C.E.
3. Indus valley civilization begins
C. ~2000 B.C.E.
4. Maurya Dynasty established by Chandragupta
D. 4th century B.C.E.
5. Invasion of Alexander the Great into Indus valley
E. 6th century B.C.E.
6. Jainism and Buddhism develop
F. 3rd century B.C.E.

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