Classical Indian Empires Flashcards
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| 218249720 | Artha | Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life | 0 | |
| 218249721 | Arthashastra | political treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare | 1 | |
| 218249723 | Ashoka | a ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism | 2 | |
| 218249725 | Brahmans | one of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; the PRIESTLY CLASS (in charge of the religious ceremonies that were so important in Indian society) | 3 | |
| 218249726 | Chandra Gupta | founder of the Gupta Empire | 4 | |
| 218249727 | Chandra Gupta II | a Gupta ruler from A.D. 374-415 under which the Indian society prospered | 5 | |
| 218249728 | Chandragupta Maurya | founder of the Mauryan Empire | 6 | |
| 218249729 | Kanishka | Greatest of the Kushan emperors | 7 | |
| 218249730 | 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 | |
| 218249731 | Kshatriyas | second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS | 9 | |
| 218249732 | Kushan | •After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the | 10 | |
| 218249733 | Samudra Gupta | son of first Chandra Gupta became king in 335 A.D. expanded the empire with 40 years of war and conquest | 11 | |
| 218249734 | Shudras | fourth caste of laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system | 12 | |
| 218249735 | Vaishyas | The artisan and merchant varna of the caste system. | 13 | |
| 218249736 | 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 | |
| 218249737 | Bactria | The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent. | 15 | |
| 218249738 | Krishna | in Hinduism, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu | 16 | |
| 218249739 | Pataliputra | The capital city of te Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empire. | 17 | |
| 218249740 | Bhagavad Gita | (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic) | 18 | |
| 218249741 | Rock and Pillar Edicts | laws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives | 19 |