Chapter6 Flashcards
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Brahma
The Creator God (Hinduism)
Vedas
Ancient collection of sacred teachings
Aryans
expert horsemen, entered India from the north
The Buddha
Means ¨The enlightened one¨
Sanskrit
Aryans written language
Indus river valley
Indias earliest seltelments
Mauryan dynasty
Had a well-organized govt and postal system
Karma
How one lives his life
Gupta dynasty
Supported hinduism
Harappans
People who farmed and tradeed
Guru
Teacher for upper class boys
The golden age of indian culter cam during what empire
Gypta empire
What raja conqured weak kingdoms after alexder the great left?
Chandraqupta Maurya
¨Life is full of suffering¨ Is one of the
Four noble truths
This religion belives all life is sacred
HInduism
What king embraced Buddhism
Asoka
What could a man do if he and his wife had not kids?
Take another wife
Who invented the caste system
The Aryans
Rulers ran a well-organized government from a?
Captial CIty