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| 218246622 | Artha | Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life | 0 | |
| 218246623 | Arthashastra | ..., political treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare | 1 | |
| 218246624 | Ashoka | ..., Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India (r. 270-232 B.C.E.). He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars, the earliest surviving Indian writing. (p. 184) | 2 | |
| 218246625 | Brahmans | ..., one of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; the PRIESTLY CLASS (in charge of the religious ceremonies that were so important in Indian society) | 3 | |
| 218246626 | Chandra Gupta | ..., Who: Ruler and founder of the Gupta Dynasty. What: Unified all the provinces in the Ganges Valley. Where: Ganges Valley, north India. When: ~320-?. Why: Founded the Golden Age in India | 4 | |
| 218246627 | Chandra Gupta II | ..., Further expanded the empire and strengthened its economy. His reign was a period of prosperity. Gupta Empire reached its height under his rule. | 5 | |
| 218246628 | Chandragupta Maurya | ..., He founded India's first empire. He was an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River valley soon after Alexander invaded western India. | 6 | |
| 218246629 | Kanishka | Greatest of the Kushan emperors | 7 | |
| 218246630 | Kautalya | ..., Advisor of Chandragupta who wrote ancient political handbook known as the Arthashastra, a manual offering detailed instructions on the uses of power and the principles of government | 8 | |
| 218246631 | Kshatriyas | ..., second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS | 9 | |
| 218246632 | Kushan | ..., •After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the | 10 | |
| 218246633 | Samudra Gupta | ..., son of Chandra Gupta. became king in A.D. 335. loved arts but had warlike side. expanded empire through forty years of conquest | 11 | |
| 218246634 | Shudras | ..., laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system | 12 | |
| 218246635 | Vaishyas | ..., peasants & traders in Hindu society; 3rd level of caste system | 13 | |
| 218246636 | Arjuna | ..., Was a warrior who felt discouraged when going into battle and took advice from his chariot driver without knowing that he was Krishna, an incarnation of the Indian deity Vishnu | 14 | |
| 218246637 | Bactria | ..., The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent. | 15 | |
| 218246638 | Krishna | ..., 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu | 16 | |
| 218246639 | Pataliputra | ..., capital of the mauryan empire | 17 | |
| 218246640 | Bhagavad Gita | ..., (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic) | 18 | |
| 218246641 | Rock and Pillar Edicts | ..., A series of edicts on...rocks and pillars that reminded 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 | 19 |
