Chapter 9 Vocab

Question 0

Magha

Answer 0

Important state at the Ganges that Rose in500 B.C.E.

Question 1

Megathenese/Indika

Answer 1

A representative of the Seleucid empire who wrote many quotations down about India

Question 2

Chandragupta Maurya

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An emperor of the Mauryan empire lay the foundation for the rest of India

Question 3

Bactria

Answer 3

Greek state taken over by the Mauryans

Question 4

Arthashastra

Answer 4

A manual that gave guidelines for the ruling of governments

Question 5

Ashoka

Answer 5

The successor of Chandragupta Maurya

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Kalinga

Answer 6

The kingdom that was hard to conquer for the Mauryans

Question 7

Pataliputra

Answer 7

The capital city of the Mauryan empire

Question 8

Kushans

Answer 8

Group of nomadic people in Asia

Question 9

Gupta Empire/dynasty

Answer 9

Dynasty that succeeded the Mauryan Empire

Question 10

Chandra Gupta

Answer 10

A powerful leader of the Gupta dynasty who laid the foundation for the Empire

Question 11

Hindi numerals/Arabic Numerals

Answer 11

A mathematic system that created place holders

Question 12

Silk Road Trade

Answer 12

A group of roads used for trade between Empires

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Indian Ocean trade

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A series of ports that would be used to trade through using the monsoon winds

Question 14

Caste system

Answer 14

A system that placed people in social classes

Question 15

Mahabharata

Answer 15

An Indian epic that portrayed women as weak willed and emotional

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Ramayana

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An Indian epic that portrayed women as weak willed and emotional

Question 17

Brahmins

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The caste that contained Priests

Question 18

Kshatriyas

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The caste that contained warriors and aristocrats

Question 19

Vaisyas

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The caste that contained peasants and merchants

Question 20

Shudras

Answer 20

The caste that contained serfs

Question 21

Kati

Answer 21

The guilds that functioned as subclasses in order to maintain India’s social order

Question 22

Jainism

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A religion that practiced strong nonviolence beliefs

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Ahimsa

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Purification and nonviolence to other souls

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Siddhartha Gautama (Buddah)

Answer 24

A prince who gave up his position to obtain enlightenment recognized as the founder of Buddhism

Question 25

The Four Noble Truths

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All life involves suffering
Desire is the cause of suffering
Elimination of desire ends suffering
A disciplined life and following the eight fold path brings an elimination to desire

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The eightfold path

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A Buddhist principle that requires people to forget worldly desires

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Nirvana

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A state of perfect spiritual independence

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Dharma

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The basic and central doctrine of Buddhism

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Stupas

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Shrines housing relics of Buddah

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Bodhisattva

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Enlightened beings

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Mahayana Buddhism

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Buddhism that is less strict and allowed more people to receive enlightenment

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Theravada Buddhism

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A stricter form of Buddhism that allowed less people to receive enlightenment

Question 33

Nalanda

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Educational institutions that allowed people to study Buddhism as well as other subjects

Question 34

Vishnu

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The god who is believed to be the preserver of the world

Question 35

Bhagavad Gita

Answer 35

A poem that explains the expectations of Hindus

Question 36

Krishna

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A ruler who urged Arunja into battle

Question 37

Dharma Hinduism

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Obedience to religious and moral laws

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Artha

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The pursuit of economic well being and honest prosperity

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Kama

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The enjoyment of social physical social and sexual pleasure

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Moksha

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The salvation of the soul

Question 41

Mauryan empire

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The empire that started in India by Chandragupta Maurya

Question 42

Vardhamama Mahvira

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The founder of Jainism