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218249720ArthaMaterial success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life0
218249721Arthashastrapolitical treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare1
218249723Ashokaa ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism2
218249725Brahmansone 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
218249726Chandra Guptafounder of the Gupta Empire4
218249727Chandra Gupta IIa Gupta ruler from A.D. 374-415 under which the Indian society prospered5
218249728Chandragupta Mauryafounder of the Mauryan Empire6
218249729KanishkaGreatest of the Kushan emperors7
218249730KautalyaAdvisor 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 government8
218249731Kshatriyassecond level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS9
218249732Kushan•After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the10
218249733Samudra Guptason of first Chandra Gupta became king in 335 A.D. expanded the empire with 40 years of war and conquest11
218249734Shudrasfourth caste of laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system12
218249735VaishyasThe artisan and merchant varna of the caste system.13
218249736Arjuna(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God14
218249737BactriaThe ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent.15
218249738Krishnain Hinduism, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu16
218249739PataliputraThe capital city of te Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empire.17
218249740Bhagavad Gita(Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic)18
218249741Rock and Pillar Edictslaws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives19

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