CHAPTER VOCAB Flashcards
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| 37951950 | INDO ARYAN | 3/4 of Indians are this | 0 | |
| 37951951 | VEDAS | sacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four collections of hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests | 1 | |
| 37951952 | CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA | founder of the Mauryan Empire | 2 | |
| 37951953 | MAURYAN EMPIRE | The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes. (184) | 3 | |
| 37951954 | ASOKA | grandson of Chandragupta; most honored emperor for his commitment to spreading peace and prosperity to all; was buddhist but accepted other religions; decline came after his death | 4 | |
| 37951955 | GUPTA EMPIRE | Powerful Indian state based, like its Mauryan predecessor, on a capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley. It controlled most of the Indian subcontinent through a combination of military force and its prestige as a center of sophisticated culture (186) | 5 | |
| 37951956 | CHANDRA GUPTA 1 | 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 | 6 | |
| 37951957 | HUNAS | The group who attacked the Guptas, leading to their fall. | 7 | |
| 37951958 | MONSOON | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains | 8 | |
| 37951959 | SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA | founder of Buddism; born a prince; left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering; also know as Buddha | 9 | |
| 37951960 | BRAHMIN | any of several breeds of Indian cattle | 10 |