Classical India Flashcards
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| 218220265 | Artha | Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life | 0 | |
| 218220266 | Arthashastra | Ancient political treatise from the time of Chandragupta Maurya. Written by Kautalya. | 1 | |
| 218220267 | Ashoka | The grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and was known as the greatest Indian ruler of all time. | 2 | |
| 218220268 | Brahmans | Hindu caste of priests and scholars | 3 | |
| 218220269 | Chandra Gupta | No relation to Chandragupta Maurya. Found the Gupta Dynasty. | 4 | |
| 218220270 | Chandra Gupta II | Successor of Chandra Gupta. reign from 375 BCE-415 BCE. Conquered many regional kingdoms of India. | 5 | |
| 218220271 | Chandragupta Maurya | Founder of the Mauryan Dynasty | 6 | |
| 218220272 | Kanishka | Greatest of the Kushan emperors | 7 | |
| 218220273 | Kautalya | Author of the Arthashastra and the advisor of Chandragupta Maurya during his regin. | 8 | |
| 218220274 | Kshatriyas | Hindu caste of warriors | 9 | |
| 218220275 | Kushan | People of the Nubian kingdom that conquered and controlled Egypt from 750-664 BCE | 10 | |
| 218220276 | Samudra Gupta | Another successor of Chandra Gupta who regined from 335-375 BCE | 11 | |
| 218220277 | Shudras | Hindu caste of landless peasants and serfs | 12 | |
| 218220278 | Vaishyas | Hindu caste of cultivators, artisians, and merchants | 13 | |
| 218220279 | Arjuna | (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 God | 14 | |
| 218220280 | Bactria | Kingdom in Northwestern india Ruled by the Greek- speaking decendants of Alexander the Great's campaign. | 15 | |
| 218220281 | Krishna | An avatar of Vishnu. In the Bhagavad Gita, he advises Arjuna on the battlefield. | 16 | |
| 218220282 | Pataliputra | The captial of both Muryan and Gupta empires | 17 | |
| 218220283 | 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 | |
| 218220284 | Rock and Pillar Edicts | Laws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives | 19 |