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10391222825Chandragupta Mauryawas the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.0
10391224977Ashoka Mauryawas an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.1
10391227183Kalingaany of several peoples inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines. b : a member of such people.2
10391229617Rock and Pillara horst range, caused by movement on two parallel faults uplifting the area in between3
10391238791Edictsan official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.4
10391242111Gupta Dynastystretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE.5
10391245716Vedas Upanishadsone of four genres of texts that together constitute each of the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of most Hindu traditions.6
10391247990Caste Systema class structure that is determined by birth7
10391252724Dharma and Karmathe belief that a person's actions in life will determine their fate in the next life8
10391255390Jainisma nontheistic religion founded in India in the 6th century BC by the Jina Vardhamana Mahavira9
10391257206Ahimsathe principle of nonviolence toward all living things.10
10391259758Siddhartha GautamaThe Buddha, or "enlightened one," was born Siddhartha Gautama to a large clan called the Shakyas in Lumbini11
10391271788Four Noble Truthsthe four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.12
10391276684Ramayanaone of the two great epics of India, written in Sanskrit sometime after the Mahabharata and telling of Rama13
10391281269Mahabharataan epic Sanskrit poem of India, dealing chiefly with the struggle between two rival families14
10391284249Arabic numeralsany of the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.15
10391288582Daoisma Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu16
10391291645Confuciusa person who believes in the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius17
10391295011Filial Pietya virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors.18
10391300636Legalismexcessive adherence to law or formula19
10391304567Qin Shihuangdiwas the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China.20
10391309928Han Wudithis is the Chinese word which in imperial history of China means "emperor"21
10391315384Civil Service Examare examinations implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service.22
10391320570Pax Sinicaa historiographical term, modeled after the original phrase Pax Romana, applied to the period of peace in East Asia23
10391323968Silk Roadsan ancient network of trade routes,24

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