classical indian empires Flashcards

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218246622	Artha	Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life	0
218246623	Arthashastra	..., political treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare	1
218246624	Ashoka	..., Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India (r. 270-232 B.C.E.). He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars, the earliest surviving Indian writing. (p. 184)	2
218246625	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
218246626	Chandra Gupta	..., Who: Ruler and founder of the Gupta Dynasty. What: Unified all the provinces in the Ganges Valley. Where: Ganges Valley, north India. When: ~320-?. Why: Founded the Golden Age in India	4
218246627	Chandra Gupta II	..., Further expanded the empire and strengthened its economy. His reign was a period of prosperity. Gupta Empire reached its height under his rule.	5
218246628	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.	6
218246629	Kanishka	Greatest of the Kushan emperors	7
218246630	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
218246631	Kshatriyas	..., second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS	9
218246632	Kushan	..., •After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the	10
218246633	Samudra Gupta	..., son of Chandra Gupta. became king in A.D. 335. loved arts but had warlike side. expanded empire through forty years of conquest	11
218246634	Shudras	..., laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system	12
218246635	Vaishyas	..., peasants & traders in Hindu society; 3rd level of caste system	13
218246636	Arjuna	..., Was a warrior who felt discouraged when going into battle and took advice from his chariot driver without knowing that he was Krishna, an incarnation of the Indian deity Vishnu	14
218246637	Bactria	..., The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent.	15
218246638	Krishna	..., 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu	16
218246639	Pataliputra	..., capital of the mauryan empire	17
218246640	Bhagavad Gita	..., (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic)	18
218246641	Rock and Pillar Edicts	..., A series of edicts on...rocks and pillars that reminded Mauryans to live righteous lives according to Buddhist principles, A series of edicts on...rocks and pillars that reminded Mauryans to live righteous lives according to Buddhist principles	19