Classical Indian Empires Flashcards

218216542	Artha	Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life	0
218216543	Arthashastra	political treatise written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assassins, bribery, and scientific forms of warfare	1
218216544	Ashoka	grandson of Chandragupta Maurya; completed conquests of Indian subcontinent; converted to Buddhism and sponsored spread of new religion throughout his empire	2
218216545	Brahmins	Priests, at the top of the caste system which the Aryans made	3
218216546	Chandra Gupta	laid the foundations laid for the Gupta empire, he forged alliances with powerful families in the Ganges Region and established a dynamic kingdom about the year 320 C.E.	4
218216547	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
218216548	Chandragupta Maurya	He formed the Empire of Maurya, and ruled according to the Arthashastra	6
218216549	Kanishka	Greatest of the Kushan emperors	7
218216550	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
218216551	Kshatriyas	The warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system.	9
218216552	Kushan	Empire after Mauryan, took over northern India. Much trade from Europe, Asia, etc., crossroads of trade, commerce/ideas Big role in spreading Buddhism throughout Asia.	10
218216553	Samudra Gupta	son of first Chandra Gupta became king in 335 A.D. expanded the empire with 40 years of war and conquest	11
218216554	Shudras	laborers, craftworkers and servants in the Indian caste system	12
218216555	Vaishyas	The artisan and merchant varna of the caste system.	13
218216556	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
218216557	Bactria	In Northwestern India, and ruled by Greek-speaking descendants of Alexander's campaigns.	15
218216558	Krishna	in Hinduism, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu	16
218216559	Pataliputra	The capital city of te Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empire.	17
218216560	Bhagavad Gita	The most important work of Indian sacred literature, a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit.	18
218216561	Rock and Pillar Edicts	laws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives	19