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T6 Class to Gupta Empire Flashcards

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222135009ClassThis is the economic group one is a part of.0
222135010CasteThis is the group one is born into. (Tied to class in Classical India)1
222135011ReincarnationThis is the idea in Hinduism and Vedic Religions of being reborn after this and other lifes.2
222135012KarmaThis is the accumulation of good one has done in life.3
222135013JainismThis is a religion which was created in response to Vedic Religions which believes in a single life force which controls all. This religion believes all living things are merely extensions of this life form. (Nonviolence some to starvation)4
222135014BuddhismThis is the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama that believes that achieving liberation (Nirvana) is accomplished by curbing desire.5
2221350154 Nobel TruthsBasically these are the foundations of Buddhism which basically state that life is suffering and suffering is rooted in desire, and the only way to stop suffering is to curb suffering.6
2221350168 Fold PathThis is the way to eliminate desire and reach Nirvana.7
222135017NirvanaThis is the state of perpetual tranquility that Buddhists believe they can obtain from eliminating desire.8
222135018BodhisattvasThese are people who, according to Buddhist Theology, have not been enlightened yet because they still have worldly desires or still care for humans.9
222135019HinduismThis is the religion which descended from Vedic Religions which believes from the process of reincarnation one will eventually reach Moksha (Heaven). Closely tied to Caste System.10
222135020Bhgavad GitaThe Hindu religious text.11
222135021Mauryan EmpireThis was the most highly centralized of Classic Indian Civilizations. Notable leaders included Chandragupta and Ashoka. This civilization also saw innovation in the arts, standardization of Sanskrit and the development of a good road network.12
222135022ChandraguptaHe founded the first centralized empire of India. He overall centralized the government of the Mauryan Empire.13
222135023AshokaHe was a brutal expansionist who expanded the Mauryan Empire to its height. He also eventually converted himself and his people to Buddhism.14
222135024Gupta EmpireThis empire, smaller than Mauryan, saw the advent of Arabic Numerals, a largely patriarchal society, and an emergence of a non-agricultural middle class. This Hindu empire eventually collasped.15

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