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22 Cards in this Set
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Chandragupta Maurya
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took over after Alexander the Great withdrew from India and expanded their empire into present-day Afghanistan and into central and eastern India
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political vaccum
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lack of leadership after Alexander the Great withdrew from Northwest India
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Ashoka
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Mauryan ruler around 268 B.C.E
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Edicts
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laws carved into stone pillars that expressed Ashoka's wishes for his subjects
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Guptas
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dynasty from around 320 to 550 AD and covered most of Northern India
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monsoon seasons
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seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months which benefited merchant ships
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nuclear families
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families consisting of the most immediate family members
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jati
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subcastes
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Siddhartha Guatama
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founder of Buddhism
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Four Noble Truths
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All life has suffering; desire is the cause of suffering; to eliminate desire will bring an end to suffering; and the only way to eliminate it is to follow the eight fold path
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Noble Eightfold Path
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right belief, right resolve, right speech, right behavior, right occupation, right effort, right contemplation, and right meditation
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nirvana
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escape from the cycle of reincarnation
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dharma
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basic doctrine of Buddhism
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monks
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Buddha's followers
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Asceticism
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life-style characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures
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Ceylon
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present-day Sri Lanka
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stupas
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mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics
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Jainism
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a stricter form of Hinduism
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boddhisatva
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meaning "enlightened being" in Sanskrit
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Punjab
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an area of South Asia spanning from eastern Pakistan to north-western India
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Brahmin
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priests
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Patiliputra
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capitol under Ashoka of the Mauryans
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