AP World History - UNIT 2: India Flashcards

5128860608	From where did the first people come to India?	- before 3000 people came from Africa, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands	0
5128866519	When was the only time that India has been unified into a single empire?	- 19th century British rule united India	1
5129970631	How are the empires of India more like China than Rome?	- India persisted a sense of unity and culture even though it had short-lived empires	2
5130025659	How are the empires of India more like China than Rome?	India persisted a sense of unity and culture even though it had short lived empires	3
5130025660	When did Harappan civilization emerge and when did it begin to fade?	emerged in 2500 BCE; faded in 1500 BCE	4
5130025661	Where did the Aryans come from? How did they get the name 'Aryan'?	name came from Sanskrit writing and language; origin is disputed but some say they came from the Iranian plateau, central Asia, Europe	5
5130025662	Who founded Hinduism?	the Aryans	6
5130025663	What is our source of info on the Aryans?	written materials that preserve oral traditions; Brahmins passed down traditions	7
5130025664	Who were the Aryan priests?	Brahmins	8
5130025665	What were the Vedas?	4 of them; the first one was the Rigveda; religious reflections, not historical records	9
5130025666	What were the Aryan states? How many major ones were there?	janapadas; some constituted themselves as republics or monarchies (like Greece); 16 large maha-janapadas formed	10
5130025667	How many janapadas ended up dominating the rest?	4	11
5130025668	Who conquered Alexander The Great's troops? What dynasty did he found?	Chandragupta Maurya; afterwards, he created the Maurya dynasty	12
5130059252	Funan	independent state in southern Vietnam	13
5130171426	What were the two philosophies of the Mauryan empire?	state above the individual policy of the big stick	14
5130185149	What are 2 of the 4 major goals of life as taught by the Mauryans?	dharma - social and religious duties moksha - release from early existence and union with infinite power of the universe	15
5130202293	Guilds	business associations	16
5130204206	What were the edicts of Ashoka?	stone pillars that publicized Ashoka's accomplishments	17
5130209299	What caused the fall of the Gupta?	invasion by the Hunas (barbarians) invasion disrupted trade	18