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| 218216542 | Artha | Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life | 0 | |
| 218216543 | Arthashastra | political treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare | 1 | |
| 218216544 | Ashoka | grandson of Chandragupta Maurya; completed conquests of Indian subcontinent; converted to Buddhism and sponsored spread of new religion throughout his empire | 2 | |
| 218216545 | Brahmins | Priests, at the top of the caste system which the Aryans made | 3 | |
| 218216546 | Chandra Gupta | laid the foundations laid for the Gupta empire, he forged alliances with powerful families in the Ganges Region and established a dynamic kingdom about the year 320 C.E. | 4 | |
| 218216547 | 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 | |
| 218216548 | Chandragupta Maurya | He formed the Empire of Maurya, and ruled according to the Arthashastra | 6 | |
| 218216549 | Kanishka | Greatest of the Kushan emperors | 7 | |
| 218216550 | 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 | |
| 218216551 | Kshatriyas | The warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system. | 9 | |
| 218216552 | Kushan | Empire after Mauryan, took over northern India. Much trade from Europe, Asia, etc., crossroads of trade, commerce/ideas Big role in spreading Buddhism throughout Asia. | 10 | |
| 218216553 | Samudra Gupta | son of first Chandra Gupta became king in 335 A.D. expanded the empire with 40 years of war and conquest | 11 | |
| 218216554 | Shudras | laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system | 12 | |
| 218216555 | Vaishyas | The artisan and merchant varna of the caste system. | 13 | |
| 218216556 | 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 | |
| 218216557 | Bactria | In Northwestern India, and ruled by Greek-speaking descendants of Alexander's campaigns. | 15 | |
| 218216558 | Krishna | in Hinduism, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu | 16 | |
| 218216559 | Pataliputra | The capital city of te Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empire. | 17 | |
| 218216560 | Bhagavad Gita | The most important work of Indian sacred literature, a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit. | 18 | |
| 218216561 | Rock and Pillar Edicts | laws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives | 19 |
