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9 Cards in this Set
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emergence of the Maurya empire |
late 320’s B.C.E, Chandragupta Maurya took advantage of the rare opportunity to expand amd laid the foundation for the Maurya empire |
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Emperor Ashoka |
-reigned during the peak of the Mauryan empire, 268 to 232 B.C.E. -Ashoka conquered the kingdom of Kalinga in 260 B.C.E -ruled through a tightly organized bureaucracy & established his capital, in the fortified city of Pataliputra -Wrote his policies throughout his realm by Writing it on rocks -after his death, the empire declined and suffered from financial difficulties |
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The Gupta Dynasty |
-founded by Chandra Gupta -Smaller and more decentralized than the Mauryan -left local government and administration in the hands of their allies in the various regions of their empire |
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Indian countryside after 600 B.C.E |
-towns provided manufactured products, luxury goods for the wealthyvand elite classes -high demand for manufactured products, many active marketplaces -trade was most active along rhe Ganges River -traded with Persia, China, Indian Ocean basin, Indonesia, southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean basin |
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trade and manufacturing developed |
-impacted the caste system -new groups of artisans, craftsmen, merchants -didn't fit in the already established structure -joined together and became a corporate body -jati, based on occupations |
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Janist doctrine |
-inspired by the Upanishads -all in the universe possessed a soul -ahimsa, non-violence to other living things or their souls -especially influential to Buddhists and Hindus; fundamental element of their beliefs -Ghandhi ans Martin Luther King Jr -too difficult for most people to observe |
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Janist doctrine |
-inspired by the Upanishads -all in the universe possessed a soul -ahimsa, non-violence to other living things or their souls -especially influential to Buddhists and Hindus; fundamental element of their beliefs -Ghandhi ans Martin Luther King Jr -too difficult for most people to observe |
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Buddhism |
-practicaland popular alternative -didn't recognize social distinctions based on caste or jati -appealed stronger to the members of the lower caste -didn’t demand severe discipline -hindu ethics differed -teachings made life easier for the lower class -acknowledge that individuals could lead honorable lives more openly |
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Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism |
-3rd century B.C.E and 1st century C.E -Buddha became a god -bodhisattva, an enlightened being -Monasteries accept gifts from wealthy individuals -Mahayana meant greater vehicle -salvation of more than a few people |
