Chapter 9 Flashcards

India Part II

252829940	Chandragupta Maurya	- begins conquest in 320s BCE - founds Maurya dynasty	0
252829941	Arthashastra	outlined administrative methods by Kautala	1
252829942	Ashoka Maurya	- 268-232 BCE - establishes bureaucracy	2
252829943	Rock and Pillar Edicts	- laws of India published on stone	3
252829944	Chandra Gupta	founds the Gupta dynasty in 375 -415 CE	4
252829945	What was the decline of the Gupta dynasty	- smaller and more decentralized than Maurya - Invasion of the White Huns	5
252829946	Ahimsa	nonviolence toward all living things	6
252829947	Siddhartha Gautama	becomes the Buddha in 563 BCE - 483 BCE	7
252829948	dharma	The teachings of the Buddhist faith	8
252829949	Four Noble Truths	1) There is suffering in the world 2) The cause of all suffering is desire 3) solution = elimination of desire & attachment 4) To reach Nirvana, follow Eightfold Path	9
252829950	Four Types of Buddhism	Therevada Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Zen Buddhism	10
252829951	Mahayana Buddhism	type of buddhism that was easier to follow than the more orthodox	11
252829955	Therevada Buddhism	oldest school for Buddhism monastic life is the best way to achieve nirvana	12
252829952	Hinduism	The faith that included reincarnation of elevation or fall in caste until reaching the Brahman after living honorable lives	13
252829953	Mahadharata	secular poem revised by brahman scholars to honor the god Vishnu	14
252829954	Bhagavad Gita	dialogue between Vishnu and warrior illustrates the expectations of Hinduism	15