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61029264Indo-Aryana sub-group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-european group of languages, spoken in India0
61029265brahmina member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas1
61029266Chandragupta Mauryafounder of the Mauryan Empire in 324 BCE2
61029267Mauryan EmpireThe first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes. (184)3
61029268Siddartha Guatamafounder of Buddhism (Buddha)4
61029269Gupta EmpireGolden Age of India; ruled through central government but allowed village power; restored Hinduism5
61029270Chandra Gupta Iunited northern India, founded Gupta empire6
61029271HunasThe group who attacked the Guptas, leading to their fall.7
61029272Monsoonrainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains8
61029273Asokagrandson of Chandragupta; most honored emperor for his commitment to spreading peace and prosperity to all; was buddhist but accepted other religions; decline came after his death9
61029274Vedassacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four collections of hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests10
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