Parker - Chp 9 Vocab Flashcards
Vocabulary (including names, places, etc) for the chapter 9 (India) retake that like everyone failed.
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| 34737272 | Arthashastra | manual offering detailed instructions on the uses of power and principles of government | 0 | |
| 34737273 | Mahavira | founder of Jainism, believe that everything in universe has a soul and should not be harmed, believe in non-violence. | 1 | |
| 34737274 | Nirvana | Buddhist concept of spiritual perfection and enlightenment in which distracting passions are eliminated | 2 | |
| 34737275 | Chandragupta Maurya | founder of the Mauryan Empire | 3 | |
| 34737276 | Ashoka | inscribed policies on pillars throughout Mauryan Empire | 4 | |
| 34737277 | Siddharthra Guatama | founded Buddhism, he was known as Buddha- "the enlightened one", wanted to devote his efforts to find deliverance from suffering | 5 | |
| 34737278 | Chandra Gupta | the ruler of the Gupta Empire | 6 | |
| 34737279 | Four Noble Truths | the four teachings of Buddhism that lead to enlightenment | 7 | |
| 34737280 | Eightfold Path | In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering | 8 | |
| 34737281 | Jainism | religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism | 9 | |
| 34737282 | Stupas | religious buildings that originally housed Buddha relics | 10 | |
| 34737283 | Brahmin(s) | priests, highest caste | 11 | |
| 34737284 | Jati | Hindu subcastes | 12 | |
| 34737285 | Ahimsa | principle of nonviolence | 13 | |
| 34737286 | Shudra(s) | "Serf" caste | 14 |