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21 Cards in this Set
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Mauryan |
The first Empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 B.C.E. It had a large army which was supported with heavy taxes. |
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Asoka |
The grandson of Chandragupta who ruled the Mauryan Empire and brought it to its height of power. He converted to Buddhism from Hinduism and tolerated other religions when he was the leader. |
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Religious Toleration |
The acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs. |
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Tamil |
The language of the Tamil people who live in southern India. These people where members of three kingdoms that were never conquered by the Mauryan Empire. |
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Gupta Empire |
The second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta I, who took the title "Great King of Kings", in A.D. 320 |
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Patriarchal |
The father or oldest male is the authority figure in the family. |
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Matriarchal |
The female head of a family or tribal line. |
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Mahayana |
A sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship. |
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Theravada |
A sect of Buddhism focusing on the strict spiritual discipline originally advocated by the Buddha. |
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Stupa |
Mounded stone structures built over holy Buddhist relics. |
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Brahma |
A Hindu god considered the creator of the world. |
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Vishnu |
A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world. |
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Shiva |
An important Hindu deity who in the trinity of gods was the Destroyer. |
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Kalidasa |
A poet and playwright who was a writer at the court of Chandra Gupta II. His most famous work is called "Shakuntala". |
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Silk Roads |
A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods. |
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Han Dynasty |
The dynasty started by Lui Bang, in 202 B.C., who was a great and long-lasting rule. It discarded the harsh policies of the Qin dynasty and adopted Confucian principles; Han rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth. |
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Centralized Government |
A government in which a central authority controls the running of a state. |
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Civil Service |
These were government jobs that people were able to get if they passed a written examination. The government of the Han emperor Wudi provided schools to study Confucianism so they would have educated people to fill these posts. |
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Monopoly |
The complete control of a product or business by one person or group. They control both the production and distribution of the product in this type of market. |
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Assimilation |
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. The ancient Chinese government wanted the people to intermix with the newly conquered peoples so that they would be more united. |
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Chandragupta Maurya |
He was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty, which was the first empire in the Indian subcontinent. With his large army he was able to unit Northern India, and defeat Seleucus, who was a general with Alexander the Great. |
