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15 Cards in this Set
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What are rajahs
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Princes who ruled over large city-states that were rich in food, jewels and metals
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What happened because these city states were so rich?
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The wealth attracted invaders
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Who invaded India?
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First the Persians from Asia and then the Greeks from Europe
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How long was India controlled by outsiders
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More than 200 years after the death of Buddha
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Who was chandrapgupta Maurya
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the young emperor who united Indea and formed the Maurya Empire in 320 BC
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What kind of ruler was Chandragupta Maury
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very harsh - peasants worked as slaves and taked crops
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What did Chandragupta fear?
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assassination
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What did Chanragupta do to avoid assassination?
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food tasters
slept in a different room each night |
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What is assassination?
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Murder for a political reason?
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How did Chandragupta and his son govern the empire?
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according to a book called the Arthashastra
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What did the Arthashastra say
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- rulers should govern with a firm hand and that government is the science of punishment
- war is an acceptable way for rulers to meet hteir goals |
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What was the outcome of ruling by the Arthashastra?
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the Maurya Empire expanded to include what today is western Pakistan and southern India
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Who was Ashoka?
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Chandragupta's grandson and Maurya emperor in about 273 BC
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What is a turning point
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A time of important change
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Why was the invasion of Kalinga a turning point for Ashoka?
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It was so bloody that he turned against violence, became a Buddha, became vegetarian and inspired many of his people to become peaceful
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