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World History AP Chapter 9 (India) Flashcards

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8097056775Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?Chandragupta Maurya0
8097061626Who was Chandragupta's grandson?Ashoka1
8097067890What is the name of the book that outlines government strategy?Arthashastra2
8097070014What information does the Arthashastra contain?collection of trade, taxes, agriculture, foreign and domestic problems3
8097073067Who wrote the Arthashastra?Kautilya4
8097075911What religion did Ashoka popularize?Buddhism5
8097080111Ashoka had a well-organized bureaucracy with capital at?Pataliputra6
8097082790What caused the decline of the Mauryan empire?economic crisis, high costs of bureaucracy, and money issues7
8097092007Where was there intense cultural activity and trade?Bactria8
8097096329What place in northern India was crucial in maintaining the Silk Road?Kush9
8097097339Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?Chandra Gupta10
8097099127What empire was incredibly decentralized?the Gupta Empire11
8097101208What caused the Gupta decline?Frequent invasions, disintegration, and the return to smaller localized kingdoms12
8097106704India had long-distance trade routes connected to?Persia13
8097112567What is a form of social stratification?caste14
8097115880What are the Brahmins?priests15
8097116943What are the Kshatriyas?warriors or aristocrats16
8097118765What are Vaishyas?merchants or peasants17
8097120283What are Shudras?serfs18
8097123834What is a group of clans?Jati19
8097127323Who did India fall under?Greek-speeking conquerors from Bactria20
8097132822Who was in charge of the Kushan empire?Kanishka21
8097136482Who were the nomadic people from Central Asia?White Huns22
8097141317What were the Indian epics that portrayed women as weak-willed and emotional creatures?Mahabharata and Ramayana23
8097146028Who was the "great hero"?Vardhamana Mahavira24
8097151775What is the religion with the belief in not hurting a single creature in life and that everything possesses a soul?Jainism25
8097157642Who was the founder of Buddhism?Siddhartha Gautama26
8097159560What teaches that all life involves suffering?The Four Noble Truths27
8097161071What brings the elimination of desire?The Noble Eightfold Path28
8097167442What is an "enlightened being"?Bodhisattvas29
8097169172What is the "greater vehicle"?Mahayana30
8097170369What is the "lesser vehicle"?Hinayana31
8097174370What did the story Mahabharta involve?a bloody civil war between two groups of cousins32
8097177934What did the story Ramayana involve?A love story with a prince and his wife33
8097179792What was the "song of the lord"?Bhagavad Gita34
8097187076What is obedience to religious and moral laws?dharma35
8097189667What is pursuit of economic well-being and honest prosperity?Martha36
8097191933What is the enjoyment of social, physical, and sexual pleasure?Kama37
8097192674What is the salvation of the soul?moksha38

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