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| 242471004 | Aryans | indo-european nomadic pastoralists who replaced harappan civilization | 0 | |
| 242471005 | kamasutra | written by vatsayans during gupta era offered instructions on all aspects of lie for higher caste males including grooming hygiene etiquette of wives and instruction on love making | 1 | |
| 242471006 | Mauryas | dynasty in indian subcontinent in 4th century BCE following invasion by alexander the great | 2 | |
| 242471007 | reincarnation | the successive attachment of the soul to some animate form according to merits earned in previous lives | 3 | |
| 242471008 | Dharma | the caste position and career determined by a persons birth Hindu culture required that one accept ones social position and perform occupation to have a better situation in the next life | 4 | |
| 242708872 | shiva | hindu god of destruction and reproduction worshiped as the personification of cosmic forces of change | 5 | |
| 242708873 | Ashoka | grandson of Chandragupta Maurya completed conquests of indian subcontinent converted to Buddhism and sponsored spread of new religion throughout this empire | 6 | |
| 242708874 | untouchables | outcaste in Hindu society performed tasks that were considered polluting street sweeping removal of human waste and tanning | 7 | |
| 242708875 | guptas | Dynasty that succeed the Kushans in the 3rd century CE built empire that extended to all but southern regions of Indian subcontinent less centralized than mauryan empire | 8 | |
| 242708876 | karma | the sum if merits accumulated by a soul at any given point in time determined that caste to which the soul would be assigned in the next life | 9 | |
| 242708877 | indus river valley | river sources in himalayas to mouth in arabian sea location harappan civilization | 10 | |
| 242708878 | upanishads | later books of the vedas contained sophisticated and sublime philosophical ideas utilized by brahmans to restore religious authority | 11 | |
| 242708879 | varnas | clusters of caste groups in Aryan society four social castes Brahmans warriors merchants and peasants beneath four Aryan casts were a group of socially untouchable dasas | 12 | |
| 242708880 | gurus | originally referred to as Brahmans who served as teachers for princes of the imperial court if the Guptas | 13 | |
| 242708881 | sanskrit | the sacred and classical indian language first literary language | 14 | |
| 242708882 | Indra | cheif of the Aryans depicted as a colassal hard drinking warrior | 15 | |
| 242708883 | Kautilya | Political advisor to Chandragupta Maurya one of the authors of arthashastra believed | 16 | |
| 242708884 | caste system | rigid system of social classification first introduced unto Indian subcontinent by Aryans | 17 | |
| 242708885 | Skanda Gupta | last of the able rulers of the Gupta dynasty following his high reign the empire dissolved under the pressure of nomadic invasions | 18 | |
| 242708886 | Buddha | creator of major indain Asian religion born in 6th century bce as son if a local ruler among aryan tribes located near humalayas became an ascetic taught enlightenment could only be achieved by abandoning all desires and wants | 19 | |
| 242708887 | vishnu | the brahman later hindu god of sacrifice widely worshiped | 20 | |
| 242708888 | Mahabharata | indian epic of war princely honor love and social duty written down in the last centuries bce previously handed down in oral form | 21 | |
| 242708889 | nirvana | the Buddhist state of enlightenment a state of tranquility | 22 | |
| 242708890 | stupas | stone shrines built to house pieces of bone or hair and personal possessions said to be relics of the Buddha preserved Buddhist architectural forms | 23 | |
| 242708891 | harappa | along with mohenjo daro major urban complex of the harappan civilization laid out on planned grid pattern | 24 | |
| 242708892 | monsoons | seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia during summer bring rains | 25 | |
| 242708893 | Chandragupta Maurya | founder of Mauryan dynasty established first empire in indian subcontinent first centralized government since Harappan civilization | 26 | |
| 242708894 | vedas | aryan Hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century BCE | 27 |
