15. the earliest known religion in india was written down as a series of poems in a collection known as the

16. hinduism was connected to a system of social grouping known as the system where all people were assigned a distinctive identity with the indian social order.

17. the maurya empire was founded in 321bce by chandragupta maurya. who was chandragupta’s grandson who would eventually rule and what was he best known for (hint: how did his religion impact the empire)?

18. name 3 technological advances that were developed during the golden age of the gupta dynasty. (3 points)

19. what is one of the major features of confucianism that strongly influenced the zhou dynasty starting around 1122 bce.

20. describe the causes of the fall of the han dynasty (2-3 sentences).