Review of IVC & Vedic Age

4. "a man of good acts will become good, a man of bad acts, bad; he becomes pure by pure deeds, bad by bad deeds."
6. The large language family that includes Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, and English.
7. The first Indus Valley Civilization city to be excavated by archaeologists in 1920 displaying sophisticated urban planning.
8. The oldest of the four Vedas, likely compiled c. 1500-1000 BCE.
10. Small carved stone objects from the Indus Valley Civilization, likely used for trade and administration. Some were found in Mesopotamia.
12. The highest, priestly class in the Vedic social structure.
15. Advanced system for managing water and waste found in cities in the Indus Valley Civilization.
16. Major Indus Valley city with a "Great Bath"

1. The final and most philosophical part of the Vedas, composed near the end of the Vedic Age (800-400 BCE), primarily consisting of philosophical dialogues that look inward rather than focusing on external rituals and sacrifices.
2. The ancient sacred language of the Vedas.
3. The chief deity in the Rig Veda, revered as the god of thunder, rain, and war.
5. Group of nomadic warriors who entered the Indian subcontinent as the Indus Valley Civilization was in decline and started establishing agricultural settlements. Credited with composing the Vedas. (Indo-___)
9. The Laws of Manu reflected a highly ___ social structure ,placing women explicitly under the authority of men.
11. The soul's cyclical journey through birth, death, and rebirth in different forms, driven by karma.
13. A rigid and hereditary social hierarchy, as described in the Vedas and the Laws of Manu.
14. Ancient sacred texts of the Vedic Age, including hymns and philosophical treatises.