Chapter 3 terms Flashcards
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| 200891143 | ayrans | indo-european nomadic patoralists who replaced harappan civilization; militarized society | 0 | |
| 200891144 | ashoka | grandson of chandragupta maurya; completed conquests of indian subcontinent; converted to buddism and sponsored spread of new religion throughout his empire. | 1 | |
| 200891145 | maurya dynasty | a dynasty established in indian subcontinent in 4th century b.c.e. following invasion by alexander the great. | 2 | |
| 200891146 | gupta dynasty | a dynasty that suceeded the kushans in the 3rd century b.c.e.; built empire that extended to all but the southern regions of indian subcontinent; less centralized than mauyran empire | 3 | |
| 200891147 | sanskrit | the sacred and classical indian language | 4 | |
| 200891148 | vedas | ayran hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century b.c.e. | 5 | |
| 200891149 | nirvana | the buddhist state of enlightment, a state of tranquilaty | 6 |