AP World History Chapter 3 Flashcards

6058860226	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
6058860227	monsoon	A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia	1
6058860228	Aryan	Indo- Europeans	2
6058860229	Sanskrit	Ancient Indic language of India	3
6058860230	The Vedas	The most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit	4
6058860231	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
6058860232	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
6058860233	Upanishads	Epic poems with a more mystical religious flavor	7
6058860234	untouchables	members of the lowest-caste Hindu group; a person outside the caste system	8
6058860235	Rig- Veda	The first Aryan epic	9
6058860236	Indra	the god of thunder and strength	10
6058860237	Chandragupta Maurya	A young soldier who seized power along the Ganges River in 322 B.C.E.	11
6058860238	Mauryan Dynasty	a dynasty which ruled northern India 321 B.C.E to circa 184 B.C.E.	12
6058860239	Ashoka	(269-232 B.C.E.) Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya	13
6058860240	dharma	The law of moral consequences	14
6058860241	Kushan	Invaded the Mauryan Empire after Ashoka	15
6058860242	Guptas	New line of kings after the collapse of the Kushan state	16
6058860243	Kautilya	Chandragupta's chief minister	17
6058860244	gurus	Mystics who seeked communion with the divine soul	18
6058860245	Vishnu	The preserver	19
6058860246	stupas	Originally a stone temple, dome shaped, holding relics of the Budda, a place for devotion.	20