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10634311072ProvincesSegments of land0
10634311074DistrictsDivided sectors in provinces governed by Ministries1
10634311075Ashoka MauryaRuled 297-232 BCE, the high point of the Mauryan empire. Created the rock and pillar edicts, taxed, centralized, and encouraged Buddhism.2
10634311077CeylonModern day Sri Lanka3
10634311078BactriaKingdom west of the Indus River4
10634311080Ganges RiverRiver in India, and housed Pataliputra5
10634311081Rock and Pillar Edictsreminded Mauryans to live righteous lives according to Buddhist principles, A series of edicts on...rocks and pillars that reminded Mauryans to live righteous lives according to Buddhist principles; similar to Hammurabi's code6
10634311082Kushan EmpireAlongside Bactria, ruled India from 180 BCE-150 BCE7
10634311083Gupta DynastyExisting from approximately 240 to 590 CE. At its height from 319 to 550 CE it covered much of the Indian subcontinent. This period is called the Golden Age of India.8
10634311084Mauryan DynastyA dynasty which ruled northern India 321-c.184 BC. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who introduced a centralized government and uniform script.9
10634311085Chandragupta MauryaConquerer who made Magdha kingdom expand to Mauryan Empire10
10634311086White HunsNomads from the Northwest, brought downfall to the the Gupta11
10634311087Han DynastySecond imperial dynasty of China. Founded in 206 BC when the rebel leader Liu Bang successfully ended the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty lasted for four centuries and is considered a golden age in Chinese history12
10634311088Pax SinicaPeace in China13
10634311089ShihuangdiFirst emperor of China; legalism; Qin dynasty14
10634311090XiongnuNomadic peoples who raided Chinese villages15
10634311091Civil Service ExaminationSystem under the Han Dynasty; People hired based on test taking skills rather than by blood16
10634311092Yellow Turban RebellionA major Chinese peasant revolt that began in 184 C.E. and helped cause the fall of the Han dynasty17
10634311093Vedas UpanishadsHindu texts that talked about Brahma18
10634311094Mahavir JainBorn in 500 BCE; Founder of Jainism19
10634311095AhimsaNon-violence20
10634311096Siddhartha GautaumaTaught Buddhism (Founder), also known as Buddha21
10634311097AsceticSomeone who rejects worldly pleasures, lives life of self dignity22
10634311098EnlightenmentA state of higher spiritual understanding and achievement reached through reflection and meditation23
10634311099Four 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 Path24
10634311100Bhagavad GitaPart of the most important writings in Mahabharata25
10634311101MahabharataAn epic Sanskrit poem of India, dealing chiefly with the struggle between two rival families. Said one's duty is from birth and to separate from attachment26
10634311102Nirvanaa transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism27
10634311103ReincarnationBeing born again, and living life once more28
10634311104MonasteriesReligious buildings by the Buddhist29
10634311105RamayanaEpic poem that told of Vedic lessons through heroism, romance, and adventure30
10634311106Gandhara BuddhasStatues uniquely combining Greek and Roman artistic traditions with Indian arts31
10634311107InoculationsInfecting people with with mild forms of viruses to build immunity32
10634311108Arabic NumeralsNumerical symbols: 0-9 which was introduced in Europe by Arab peoples33
10634311109NalandaNortheastern India housed ancient universities34
10634311110SarnathNorth Central India35
10634311111Confucius551 BCE, founder of Confucianism36
10634311112Dao de JiangThe. Classic Way: ideas of Daoism37
10634311113Caste SystemSystem of social hierarchy in India38
10634311114Varnaeach of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra39
10634311115BrahminsPeople of priestly class of the Caste System40
10634311116KshatriyasWarrior Class of the Caste System41
10634311117VaishyasMerchants/artisan class42
10634311118ShudrasPeasant class of the Caste System43
10634311119UntouchablesLowest in the Caste, given the work that no one wanted to do44
10634311120DoclitsAnother name for Untouchables45
10634311121JatisSubcasts within the regular classes to house complex society46

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