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19 Cards in this Set
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marriage of a man to more than one woman
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polygyny
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woman comits suicide by throwing herself onto her husbands flaming funeral pyre
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suttee
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dome shped shrine that held artifacts and objects associated with Buddha
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stupa
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mathamatician, one of the first to use algebra
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Aryabhata
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a great indian doctor - cleanlieness, disinfected wounds, and surgical tools
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Susruta
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Established Mauryan Empire, took control of Pataliputra, raised an very large army, united north india with hindu kush, mined, uniformed weights and measures, HARSH
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Came to throne through bloody wars, enlarged Mauryan empire: all the way south, but then became buddhist
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Asoka
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governed Ganges Valley, and through intermarriage extended their rule to India
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The Guptas
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Under these rulers, a golden age entered india and the country flourished, they favored hinduism:became dominant religion
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Chandra Gupta I and Chandra Gupta II
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last emporer of the Gupta dynasty - invaders from central asia took over
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Skanda Gupta
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Leader of the White Huns, conquered the Gupta Empire, good ruler, peace prosperity
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Harsha
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Group of people to rule India, intermarried, adopted caste system strong code of conduct, no unification
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The Rajputs
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group of people who ruled: Muslims, conquered northern and central India by 1200ad, muslim government: the delhi sultanate
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The Turks
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created large army, held power in central asia, harsh, conquered India
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Timur
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founded Mughal Empire
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Babur
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mughal emporer, introduced standard tax assessment, intermarried to encourage diversity, became full of himself and created religion: hinduism and Islam, not popular
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Akbar
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Mughal emporer, built Taj Mahal for wife, and the Hall of Private Audience in the Red Fort at Delhi
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Shah Jahan
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Hindu Prophet, brough about religion, Sikhism, combo of hinduism and islam
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Nanak
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Beliefs of Sikhism
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-one god
-no idols -no caste system -religious leaders called Gurus -a practice-wear turbans |
