AP World History Chapter 3 Flashcards

4739650509	Alexander the Great	(356-323 B.C.E.) King of Macedonia from 336 B.C.E. to 323 B.C.E. ; Conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian Empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.	0
4739652301	monsoon	A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia	1
4739653033	Aryan	Indo- Europeans	2
4739653034	Sanskrit	Ancient Indic language of India	3
4739653385	The Vedas	The most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit	4
4739653386	Mahabharata	India's greatest epic poem; A Sanskrit epic principally concerning the dynastic struggle and civil war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the kingdom of Kurukshetra about the 9th century BC	5
4739654506	Ramayana	One of the two greatest epics of the Hindus; A Sanskrit epic, traditionally attributed to Valmiki, that concerns the banishment of Rama from his kingdom, the abduction of his wife Sita by a demon and her rescue, and Rama's eventual restoration to the throne	6
4739654507	Upanishads	Epic poems with a more mystical religious flavor	7
4739655292	untouchables	members of the lowest-caste Hindu group; a person outside the caste system	8
4739655293	Rig- Veda	The first Aryan epic	9
4739655552	Indra	the god of thunder and strength	10
4739656671	Chandragupta Maurya	A young soldier who seized power along the Ganges River in 322 B.C.E.	11
4739657104	Mauryan Dynasty	a dynasty which ruled northern India 321 B.C.E to circa 184 B.C.E.	12
4739657105	Ashoka	(269-232 B.C.E.) Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya	13
4739657109	dharma	The law of moral consequences	14
4739657468	Kushan	Invaded the Mauryan Empire after Ashoka	15
4739657941	Guptas	New line of kings after the collapse of the Kushan state	16
4739658167	Kautilya	Chandragupta's chief minister	17
4739658168	gurus	Mystics who seeked communion with the divine soul	18
4739658951	Vishnu	The preserver	19
4739661850	stupas	Originally a stone temple, dome shaped, holding relics of the Budda, a place for devotion.	25