AP World Chapt 9 Flashcards
STATE, SOCIETY, AND THE QUEST FOR SALVATION IN INDIA
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| 259618663 | Hindu Kush Mountains | a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas | 0 | |
| 259618664 | political vacuum | • When there is no leadership, there's space for people to take power, sometimes leads to civil war, people fighting each other, NOT GOOD! | 1 | |
| 259618665 | Indus River | an Asian river, flows into the arabian sea. | 2 | |
| 259618666 | Ashoka Maurya | The grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, he took the Mauryan Empire to its height. Famously converted to Buddhism after the deadly Kalinga Wars | 3 | |
| 259618667 | Bactria | The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent. | 4 | |
| 259618668 | tributary alliances | The Gupta Dynasty established tributary alliances with others nations that did not wish to fight | 5 | |
| 259618669 | monsoons | Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blew into India for half the year, and blew away from India for the other half. Helped facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean. | 6 | |
| 259618670 | southeast Asia | a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore | 7 | |
| 259618671 | varna | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) | 8 | |
| 259618672 | Brahmin | the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | 9 | |
| 259618673 | Siddartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism. Hindu prince. ultimately became Buddha (Buddha means "enlightened one"). he sat under a tree for 5 years and gave people advice. he then establish buddhis. he didnt like the caste system so in Buddhism all are equal at birth. | 10 | |
| 259618674 | Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path | 11 | |
| 259618675 | dharma | in Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste | 12 | |
| 259618676 | patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | 13 | |
| 259618677 | boddhisatva | Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others | 14 | |
| 259618678 | Punjab | a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.Punjab was conquered by the Maurya Empire, which was led by Chandragupta Maurya of Magadha in modern day Bihar, who overthrew the powerful Nanda Dynasty of Magadha. | 15 | |
| 259618679 | Chandragupta Maurya | He founded India's first empire. He was an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River valley soon after Alexander invaded western India. | 16 | |
| 259618680 | Ganges River | the most sacred river to Hindus and is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs | 17 | |
| 259618681 | Patiliputra | ancient city in India that stretched out along the south bank of the Ganga River.Pataliputra was the Capital of the Mauryan Empire.According to Buddhist texts, the Buddha visited Pataligram during his last journey north. | 18 | |
| 259618682 | Kushan empire | ruled central asia to northern india, important in spreading budhism to chinese, took control of the trade route that connected india | 19 | |
| 259618683 | White Huns | nomadic invaders from central Asia; invaded India; disrupted Gupta administration | 20 | |
| 259618684 | Indonesia | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands | 21 | |
| 259618685 | caste system | a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity | 22 | |
| 259618686 | jati | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India | 23 | |
| 259618687 | Jainism | ...an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. | 24 | |
| 259618688 | Buddha | founder of Buddhism, one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment | 25 | |
| 259618689 | Noble Eightfold Path | rules to follow in buddhism to stop wrong desire | 26 | |
| 259618690 | stupas | religious buildings that originally housed Buddha relics. Stupas developed into familiar Buddhist architecture | 27 | |
| 259618691 | Ceylon | an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India, former name of Sri Lanka | 28 | |
| 259618692 | "Arabic" numerals | A written number system created during the Gupta golden age in India, then adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further. Used throughout western civilization today. | 29 |