Ap World History Chapter 9 Flashcards

11085742779	Although only fragments remain, some of our best information about early Indian history comes from the book Indika, written by	Megasthenes	0
11085742780	Megasthenes was	the author of the Indika	1
11085742781	During the time of the Aryans, the Indian political landscape was characterized by	a series of small kingdoms	2
11085742782	The Indian political scene changed dramatically in 520 B.C.E. when new administrative techniques were introduced after the invasion of the	Persians	3
11085742783	In 327 B.C.E., India was thrown into political chaos by the invasion of	Alexander of Macedon	4
11085742784	Alexander of Macedon's invasion of which country in 327 B.C.E. caused political chaos that eventually led to the country's unification?	India	5
11085742785	The kingdom that played a leading role in Indian unification, after the withdrawal of Alexander of Macedon, was	Magahad	6
11085742786	The first ruler to unify India was	Chandragupta Maurya	7
11085742787	Kautalya was	the main advisor to Chandragupta Maurya	8
11085742788	The harsh political philosophy of Chandragupta Maurya and Kautalya is recorded in the	Arthashastra	9
11085742789	The Arthashastra reflected the political philosophy of	Chandragupta Maurya	10
11085742790	The Mauryan emperor Ashoka fought his bloodiest battle against	Kalinga	11
11085742791	The capital of Ashoka's empire was	Pataliputra	12
11085742792	The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of	Ashoka	13
11085742793	The rock and pillar edicts were issued by	Ashoka	14
11085742794	One of the biggest financial problems of the later Mauryan period was the ruler's decision to	debase the currency	15
11085742795	After the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, India	returned to a series of regional kingdoms	16
11085742796	After the collapse of the Mauryan dynasty, northwest India was controlled by the Bactrians, who spoke	Greek	17
11085742797	The Kushans in India reached their peak under	Kanishka	18
11085742798	The year 320 C.E. saw the creation of the Gupta dynasty by	Chandra Gupta	19
11085742799	Politically, the Guptas	left local government and administration in the hands of their allies	20
11085742800	The eventual collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion by the	White Huns	21
11085742801	The success and timing of trade, through the Indian Ocean basin, largely depended on	understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds	22
11085742802	The two great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana,	commonly portrayed women as weak-willed and emotional creatures	23
11085742803	One of the most pronounced examples of patriarchal dominance in ancient India was	The common practice of child marriage	24
11085742804	One of the biggest transformations of the caste system during this period was	the rise of guilds, which essentially served as jati.	25
11085742805	Essentially, much of the responsibility for maintaining social order in India during these years fell to	The jati	26
11085742806	Ancient Indian religion revolved around ritual sacrifices offered by whom?	Brahmins	27
11085742807	The Charvaka sect believed	that the gods were figments of the imagination	28
11085742808	The beliefs of the Charvakas	reflected the increasingly materialistic character of Indian society	29
11085742809	Vardhamana Mahavira	was a great Jainist teacher	30
11085742810	The founder of Jainism was	Vardhamana Mahavira.	31
11085742811	The religious group that carefully swept the ground before them as they walked to avoid harming any invisible insects was the	Jains	32
11085742812	The Jains adhered to the principle of nonviolence to other living things or their souls, which is expressed in the word	Ahimsa	33
11085742813	Ahimsa refers to	the Jain principle of nonviolence	34
11085742814	The greatest social contribution of the Jains was	the fact that they did not recognize social hierarchies based on caste	35
11085742815	The Buddha believed that salvation came from	leading a balanced and moderate life	36
11085742816	The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the	Four Noble Truths	37
11085742817	Theravada Buddhism is also known as	Hinayana Buddhism	38
11085742818	The boddhisatva is associated with what religion?	Buddhism	39
11085742819	The Indian work that deals with a dialogue between the warrior, Arjuna, and his charioteer, Krishna, is the	Bhagavad Gita	40
11085742820	When Krishna tells Arjuna, in the Bhagavad Gita, "Having regards to your own duty, you ought not to falter, for there is nothing better for a kshatriya than a righteous battle," he is referring to what Hindu principle?	dharma	41
11085742821	The line, "As a man, casting off old clothes, so the embodied self, casting off old bodies, goes to others and new ones," comes from the	Bhagavad Gita	42