Ancient History Flashcards
What does upanishad convey
Parables and stories
When were upanishad created and when were pirana created
Upanishad 1 bc
Purana 300 - 1500 ce
Where is chandraketugarh and what is it famous for
West bengal and famous for remnants of the ancient city life
Including terracotta artworks
Which age does inamgaon site belong to
Chalcolithic
Which area is inamgaon located in
Maharashtra
Megalithic site in kerela
Edakkal
What is salihundam famous for
Stupas
Who is called nayapurta
Mahavir
Who is called shakyamuni
Budha
Who is called tathagata
Budha called himself
Facts about amravati
Marks site of dhanyakataka
Capital of later satvahanas
Monastic establishments since maurya
Some artifacts found from dhanyakataka
Gold smith mound
Mud walls fortification
Drains
Glass bangles
Ear rings
Stupas started with budhism
False, pre budhism
Some stupas have budhas relics under neath, comment.
Ashoka distributed budhas relics to every imp town and ordered a stupas to be constructed over it.
K__kai, p____mpu___, mu_____
Three ports mentioned in sangam literature
Korkai
Poompuchar
Muchiri
Significance of korkai
Early Pandaya capital
Pearl diving port ( ORIGIN OF PEARL DIVING IN INDIA )
Located in TN
All you know about Poompuhar
Ancient port of chola
Located at confluence of kaveri and bay of bengal
Submerged in sea described in manimekhalai
Chera ports
Tondi and muchiri
Muziris was hq of early chera dynasty
Poem from which sangam text says “ its the glory of warrior to diw in battle and if he doesn’t hi is to be cut before last rights to simate death in battle “
Poem in Purunanuru
What is vattakirutal
Practice followed by defeated kinga to starve themselves to commit suicide
Natukal
Worship of memorial stones
What does Netti or nettipakarana help with
Guide for those who understand the teachings and spread it to others
Given by katyayana
What does Parishishtaparvan entails
Stories of earliest jain teachers
What is Avadana ?
Non canonical budhist texts about previous lives
Mahapurana belongs to which religion
Jain text in 2 parts
1 part by jinasen
2 part by gunabhadra
2 imp madhyamaka monks
Aryadeva
Nagarjuna
Who founded hety vidya
Dignaga, budhist monk
14 major rock edicts locations ( 10 )
Kandahar - afghanistan
Shahbazgarhi - pak
Manshera - pak
Kalsi - uttarakhand
Girnar - gujarat
Mumbai
Dhauli - Orissa
Jaugada - Orissa
Erragudi
Sannati
Big king after gupta dynasty decline
Harsha
Post gupta fall rulers
Gupta of magadha
Vardhan of thanesar
Mitrakas of valabhi
Mukhari of kannauj
Burzahom site, location and importance
In kashmir
Known for transition between neolithic and Megalithic
By tools
Ganeshwar
In Khetri belt ( khetri belt on feet of aravali : famous for copper mines )
More thn 5000 copper objects discovered in ganeshwar
Mitakshara vs dayabagh
Inheritance laws
Mitakshara : practices all over except assam and bengal, property xan be inherited by successor during holder’s lifetime. Only men inherit
Dayabagh : practiced in assam and bengal, property can be inherited by successor after holder’s death. Women can also inherit
Bhavabhuti
Sanskrit plays and poet
Who is hastimala
Kannada poet
Who is kshemeshwaya
Kashmiri sanskrit poet
Wrote dasavatar charita
Facts about ajanta
Ajanta village in Aurangabad Maharashtra
29 caves
Sanchi stupa location
Near betwa river constructed by ashoka
Pandu lumai caves
Aka nasik caves
Gomai river
Amravati stupa location
Near Krishna river gorges
divisions of Buddhist religion
Theravad and sthaviravada
What are the Three Baskets?
They are known as the Tipițaka.
What is the Basket of Discipline?
It is referred to as the Vinaya Pițaka.
What is the Basket of Analysis?
It is referred to as the Abhidhamma Pițaka.
What is the Basket of Conduct?
It is referred to as Cariyâ Pițaka.
Years , dynasty and chronological order of rule of
Mahendravarman 1
Gopala
King bhoja
Parantaka 1
Mahendravarman 1 600 - 630 pallavas
Gopala 750 - 770 pallas
King bhoja 836 - 885 pratiharas
Parantaka 1 907 - 953 chola
Land measure in gupta
Nivartana
Kulyapa
Dronavapa
Based on how much seed required to sow
Land classification in gupta
Kshetra - sown land
Khila - uncultivable
Aprahata - jungle land
Gopata sarah - pasture
Vasti - habitable land
Who was panini
Sanskrit grammarian
Major wotk - astaka
Associated with pushyamitra sunga
Who was amarsimha
Author of amarakosa
Jain
One of 9 gend in vikram aditya court
Which king was Kalidas associated with
Vikramaditya
Who was dhanvantri
Physician in vikramaditya court
Who was harisen
Dcholar in vikramaditya court
Ports during gupta era
Kalyan
Chaul
Ghantasala
Kadura
Broach
Harrapan and late harrapan port
Lothal
Lakhabawal
Kindarkhera
Kuntasi
Megham
Prabhasa
Tadio
Amra
What is chanhudaro known for
Mature Harappan site center for manufacturing carnelian beads
Whats Kot Diji
Early harappan site On east bank of indus opposite mohenjo daro
What is Sohagaura
located on bank of rapti site in UP
Famous for Sohgaura copper plate written in prakrit from mauryan age
Desalpur
Mature Harappan site
Whose structure is at kanganahalli
King ashoka and his queen surrounded by female attendants
Who commissioned sanchi stupa
Ashoka
what is Shabazgarhi famous for
Ashokan rock edicts in kharoshthi script
What branch did mahayana originated from
Mahasanghika
Mahayan thinker writters
Nagarjuna
Aryadeva
Asanga
vasubandhu
In which branch of budhism budha is a god
Mahayan
Arhat vs bodhisatva
If one takes nirvana after enlightenment its arhat else if they stay to tecah others its bodhisatva
Term for forces labour in gupta period
Vishti
In what way peasants pay vishti in gupta period
Providing sustainance stuff to army during tour
Its considered as tax
Regions where vishti was observed
Mp and kathiawar
Which harappan site gives evidence of horses
Dholavira
Divisions of budhism schools
Theravad: singular budha, arihat throught individual effort, oroginal budhist teachings, Monastic discipline, the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the three marks of existence, karma, rebirth,and practices likejhanaandvipassana meditation. Dominant in se asia and sri lanka
Sarvastivada : accepts existence of all dharmas
Vibhasika
Sautantrika : vased on sukta pitaka
Sthavirvada
Vibbhajvada
Sammitiya : definitive vs interpretive teachings
Mahasanghika : bodhisattva
Madhyamaka : based on MulaMadhyamikaKarika by nagarjuna
Yogacara
Budha imp places
Born in lumbini, kosala kingdom
Dies in kushinagar, magadha kingdom
Pipal tree bodhgaya meditation, magadha
First serman : deer park sarnath, near varanasi
MahaNirvana at kushinagar
Eightfold path
Right speech
Right conduct
Right action
Right means of livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Facts about bagh caves
Bank of baghini river, MP
9 budhist caves similar to ajanta
Who founded rashtrakutas
Dantivarman or dantidurga
Chronological invasion of india by greek, kushana, saka
Greek, Saka, kushana
Saka declined afer defeat by gautamiputra satkarni
Kushana founder kadphises
Pala rulers were patrons of which religion
Budhism, flourished in north and north east
First known ruler of magadha
Bimbisara
Milind belonged to which empire
Indo greek
Matrimonial alliances of bimbisara
Mahakoshala, sister of prasenjit, dowry of kashi
Lichchhavi princess chellana from vaishali
Daughter of madra chief
Whats in respective vedas
There are four Indo-Aryan Vedas:
the Rig Veda contains hymns about their mythology;
the Sama Veda consists mainly of hymns about religious rituals;
The Yajur Veda contains instructions for religious rituals;
the Atharva Veda consists of spells against enemies, sorcerers, and diseases
Harvardhan empire southern extent
Extended till narmada, got de throned by pulkesin 2 when tried to extend beyond narmada
Tamralipti
Ancient port city in midnapur district, WB
Budhist kingdom visited by xuan xang
Port under gupta period
Indo greeks who settled after alaxender
Bactria
Dharma chakra parivartan suta tells us about
8 fold path and
4 noble truths
