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10700640434ProvincesSegments of land0
10700640435Council of MinistriesAssisted the Prince to help maintain order1
10700640436DistrictsDivided sectors in provinces governed by Ministries2
10700640437Ashoka MauryaCaused great peace, ruler of the Mauryan Empire 268-232 BCE. Used to be a brutal warrior.3
10700640438KalingaEastern Indian kingdom brutally ruled, and took over Ashoka's empire4
10700640439CeylonModern day Sri Lanka5
10700640440BactriaKingdom west of the Indus River6
10700640441PataliputraCapital city of Mauryan Empire; near the Ganges River7
10700640442Ganges RiverRiver in India, and housed Pataliputra8
10700640443Rock and Pillar EdictsA policy that informed people of the law; similar to Hammurabi's code9
10700640444Kushan EmpireAlongside Bactria, ruled India from 180 BCE-180 CE10
10700640445Gupta Dynasty2nd/last dynasty in Classical India11
10700640446Mauryan DynastyEmerged during 4th century BCE12
10700640447Chandragupta MauryaConquerer who made Magdha kingdom expand to Mauryan Empire13
10700640448White HunsNomads from the Northwest, brought downfall to the the Gupta in 550 C.E.14
10700640449Han DynastyRebel Qin general and his family started it; lasted 400 years15
10700640450Pax SinicaChinese peace16
10700640451ShihuangdiFirst emperor of China17
10700640452XiongnuNomadic peoples raiding Chinese villages. Defeated by Han Wudi18
10700640453Civil Service ExaminationSystem under the Han Dynasty; People hired based on test taking skills rather than by blood19
10700640454Yellow Turban RebellionPeasant uprising during the Han Dynasty. Killed millions.20
10700640455Vedas UpanishadsHindu texts that talked about Brahma21
10700640456Mahavir Jain●Born in 500 BCE ●Founder of Jainism22
10700640457AhismaNon-violence23
10700640458Siddhartha GautaumaTaught Buddhism (Founder), also known as Buddha24
10700640459AsceticSomeone who rejects worldly pleasures, lives life of self dignity25
10700640460EnlightenmentSeveral realizations26
10700640461Four Noble TruthsDoctrines by Buddha: 1) Life= Suffering 2) Suffering comes from desires for pleasure and material things 3) Eliminating suffering = ending one's desires 4) Follow the Eight Fold Path27
10700640462Bhagavad GitaPart of the most important writings in Mahabharata28
10700640463MahabharataEmphasized book that said one's duty is from birth, and to separate from attachment29
10700640464NirvanaPeaceful state of afterlife30
10700640465ReincarnationBeing born again, and living life once more31
10700640466MonasteriesReligious buildings by the Buddhist32
10700640467RamayanaEpic poem that told of Vedic lessons through heroism, romance, and adventure33
10700640468Gandhara BuddhasStatues uniquely combining Greek and Roman artistic traditions with Indian arts34
10700640469InoculationsInfecting people with with mild forms of viruses to build immunity (vaccinations)35
10700640470Arabic NumeralsNumerical symbols: 0-9 which was introduced in Europe by Arab peoples36
10700640471NalandaAn ancient university in north eastern India37
10700640472SarnathNorth Central India, where there are universities for buddhist teachings.38
10700640473Confucius551 BCE, founder of Confucianism39
10700640474Dao de Jingteachings of daoism compiled by its disciples40
10700640475Caste SystemSystem of social hierarchy in India41
10700640476VarnaColor42
10700640477BrahminsPeople of priestly class of the Caste System43
10700640478KshatriyasWarrior Class of the Caste System44
10700640479VaishyasMerchants/artisan class45
10700640480ShudrasPeasant class of the Caste System46
10700640481UntouchablesLowest in the Caste, given the work that no one wanted to do47
10700640482DalitsAnother name for Untouchables48
10700640483JatisSubcasts within the regular classes to house complex society49
10700640484Deccan PlateauLand in Central Asia50
10700640485Indian Ocean sea lanesSea route that connected India, East Asia, and Indonesia51
10700700363CastaPortuguese word meaning class52
10700733147Brahmaa larger soul that all creatures are a part of53
10700748829Buddha"the enlightened one"54
10700757115Eight-fold pathpractices to end desires by meditating, reflecting, and restricting to detach one's self from the world.55
10700770696KarmaWhat Hindus believed determined one's caste56
10700840654MonasticismMonkhood (life in the monastery) spread with the spread of Buddhism57
10700858464RegionalismRegional, not central rule/authority58
10700869224AnalectsA book of Confucius's teachings compiled by his students59
10700873267Selected SayingsAnother name for Confucianism's analects60
10700878506Lunyuperson who said the quote "in a good government, a ruler is a ruler, a minister a minister, a father a father, and a son a son."61
10700892171Golden RuleDo unto others as you would have them do unto you62
10700896787Fillial Pietyfamily must direct their needs and desires to correspond to that of their father63
10700908926DaosimYin and Yang, harmonize with nature religion Developed in Zhou dynasty (late 500s BCE)64
10700930842The Classic Way and VirtueAnother name for Dao de Jing65
10700936172Laoziaka "Old Teacher" Founder of Daoism.66
10700954686Han Fei Zu and Li Siled legalism during the Qin Dynasty chaos67
10700964847Qin Shihuangdioverthrew the Zhou dynasty. made a very strict, centralized government.68
10700975717Shihuangdimeans "first emperor"69
10700982435Had WudiMost significant emperor of the han dynasty. ruled 141 - 87 BCE. made govt positions based on knowledge over status.70
10701008391Chang'ancapital of the Han empire, connected to the silk road71
10701014693Wang MangHan ruler who tried to redistribute land, but caused unrest instead72

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