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AP World History Chapter 4 (India) Flashcards

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7393423397Alexaner the Great-took over part of India -conquered Persian empire -attempted to combine Greek and Persian cultures0
7393428898Caste System-5 Varnas (sections) -many subclasses (Jati) 1. Warriors (Kshatriyas) 2. Priests (Brahmans) 3. Traders/Farmers (Vaisyas) 4. Common Laborers (Sudras) 5. Untouchables -(Buddism didn't like the caste system) -mobility??? -promoted tolerance???1
7393438184Mauryan-Chandragupta (NOT GUPTA) -Ashoka2
7393439549Chandragupta-large armies -bureaucracy -autocratic3
7393441407autocratic-relating to a ruler who has absolute power4
7393442570Ashoka-extended territory -converted to Buddism -trade -grandson of Chandragupta5
7393444316Gupta-smaller territory -negotiated and intermarried with local ruling families6
7393446420Political Institutions (India)-regionalism and diversity -religion didn't stress politics -preist became source of authority (Hindu Preists)7
7393453194Hinduism-no single founder -multiple approaches -flexible -reincarnation -Ethics: Dharma and Karma -reinforced caste system8
7393455941Buddism-4 noble truths -Nirvana -equal opportunity -no priests -monasteries -monks/missionaries spread9
7393459870Bodhisattvasbuddhist saint10
7393460733Arts/Sciences (India)-literature -drama -science -math (decimals, zero, number systems) -astronomy -medicine -scripture -painting -architecture (stupas)11
7393464077Family Life (India)-Patriarchal -children were spoiled and encouraged to imagine and play -once children were old enough to work they were put to work -served s economic unit12
7393466186Economy (India)-trade -merchants were treated better than in China -still agricultural at base13
7393468607Buddha-creator of Buddhism -found enlightenment under bo tree -taught that enlightenment can be achieved by abandoning desires for all earthly things14
7393474257Sanskrit-sacred and classical Indian language15
7393476359Indra-chief deity of the Aryans16
7393477582dharma-caste position and career determined by a person's birth -Hindu culture requires that one accept one's social position and perform occupation to best of ones abilities in order to have a better situation the next life17
7393483859Vishnu-the brahman god of sacrifice -later hindu -widely worshipped18
7393485806Shiva-hindu -god of destruction and reproduction worshipped as personification of cosmic forces pf change19
7393488466Nirvana-Buddhist state of enlightenmant or tranquillity20
7393490509Stupas-stone shrines built to house pieces of bone or hair and personal possessions said to be the relic of the Buddha21

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