A.P. World History Chapter 8 Flashcards
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36589528 | Vedas | Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. User | 0 | |
36589529 | Chandragupta Maurya | founder of the Mauryan Empire | 1 | |
36589530 | 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. ( | 2 | |
36696686 | Siddhartha | founder of Buddhism | 3 | |
36696687 | Indo-Aryan | is an ethno-linguistic term referring to the wide collection of peoples united as native speakers of the Indo-Aryan branch of the family of Indo-European languages. | 4 | |
36696688 | atman | the individual soul | 5 | |
36700064 | Chandra Gupta | the ruler of the Gupta Empire | 6 | |
36700065 | Gupta Empire | Golden Age of India; ruled through central government but allowed village power; restored Hinduism | 7 | |
36700066 | Kautilya | Political advisor to Chandragupta Maurya; one of the authors of Arthashastra; believed in scientific application of warfare. | 8 | |
36700067 | Artha-Sastra | written by Kautilya; title is translated "The Science of Material Gain"/focused on getting and keeping power | 9 | |
36700068 | Asoka | Hindu general who became king of India | 10 | |
36700069 | 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) | 11 | |
36700070 | Chandragupta empire | Known as the founder of Mauryan Empire, King Chandragupta Maurya is considered to be one of the most able rulers who ruled and unified India. Chandragupta Maurya ruled from 320 - 298 B.C approximately | 12 | |
36700071 | Magadha | kingdom that emerged as a result of strife for land and power among minor kings; occupied almost all of the Indian subcontinent in the second century BC | 13 | |
36700072 | Janapadas | Major kingdoms/areas that existed in India in 6th century BCE were called this. | 14 | |
38045503 | Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism | 15 | |
38069826 | Brahmin | any of several breeds of Indian cattle | 16 |