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What happens after the Mauryan Empire?

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Division into many kingdoms (Xiongnu seize power and form Kusha Kingdom, Regional kingdom of Bactria

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Gupta Dynasty

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Founder Chandra Gupta/based in Magadha/peace prosperity ideas/decentralized leadership/golden age science and math

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Ashoka

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Grandson of Chandragupta, expanded empire all of India besides south/built roads/converts to Buddhism after gruesome battle of Kalinga/built stone pillars with Buddhist inscriptions in Sanskrit spread nonviolence

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Education (guru)

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Male studied the Hindu Vedas with a guru teacher to conduct religious family rituals or for professional reasons

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Chandragupta Maurya

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First emperor of first unified Mauryan Empire, drives out Greek Kingdom of Magadha, highly centralized/despotic tyranny/bureaucratic administrative system like Persia and China/spies/feared assassination/divided into provinces/Becomes Jain starves to death

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Kingdom of Magadha

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Most significant ruling kingdom after alexander

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Kalidasa

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Greatest Indian poet, wrote play Shakuntala

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Astronomy

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Solar calendar and round earh

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Kautilya (Chanakya)

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Chandragupta’s advisor of Brahmin caste who wrote Treatise on Material Gain or Arthashastra supporting royal power and against anarchy, rational law>sacred

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Math

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Zeros, decimals, and Pi

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Pataliputra

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Capital of Mauryan Empire

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Gupta decline

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Invasion of Xiongnu or “White Huns” smaller local kingdoms dominate until Mughal Empire (muslim)

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Social caste system

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Connected to hinduism (most popular religion) reincarnation 
Moksha
Brahmin priest
Kshatriyas warrior
Vaishyas peasants/merchants
Sudras common ppl
Parias/unthought lea
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Twice born

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Privilege ceremony at puberty where young males initiated into adulthood to Indian society

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Jati

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Extended family or kinship group of a particular class each with its own economy/political function

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Sati

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Encouraged wife to die if husband dies bad woman rights

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Fa-Hsien

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Chinese monk Buddhist travels to India and reports a golden age during Gupta dynasty

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Shift from Indus River to…

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Ganges river

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Jainism

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Mahavira, abandoned high class family to lead ascetic life, rejected caste

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Agricultural issues

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Unpredictable climate/ monsoons, payed taxes or rent to landlords

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Copper and gold led to development of

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Banking

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Ahimsa

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Principle of extreme nonviolence, jainists swept earth, strained water etc to avoid killing insects

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Siddhartha Guatama

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The Buddha, prince lived isolated life, left palace saw suffering, became monk, meditate under tree, enlightened

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4 Noble Truths

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End suffering by ending material desires by following eight-fold

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Eight-fold path/ Middle Way

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Changing the way u think and speak to follow the 4-noble truths/balance by rejecting ascetism and great wealth

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Boddhisatvas

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Put nirvana on hold to help other enlighten

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Mahayana and Hinayana (Theravada) Buddhism

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Mahayana is the newer development w/ god and Theravada is the original

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Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata)

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First epics written of dialouge between Arjuna and Krisha during civil war sets forward ethics of Dharma

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Stupa

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Housed relics of Buddha

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How was Buddhism different from Brahmanism?

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Denied existence of
Individual soul/Atman and a material world through middle path, bodhi was wisdom of abandoning worldly cares, egalitarian (no class devision), all humans reach nirvana, no gods/ worshipping of Buddhas image after death, philosophy>religion, woman better treatment
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Rock chamber

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Ashoka constructed to provide rooms to house monks/ wandering ascetics

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Symbols of Guatama

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Not portrayed in human form…wheel of life, bodhi tree, and footprint

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Upanishads

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Collection of sacred texts that form the foundation of Hindu religious thought

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Aryan

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Chandragupta Maurya was one, indo European Ganges river group who conquered India from Alexander’s empire, influenced Hinduism/social class Varnas/Sanskrit

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Hinduism

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Brahma: creator, Vishnu: protector, shiva: destroyer, remove bodily distractions goal, reincarnate cycle till enlightenment with moksha, dharma good karma

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Ramayana

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Shorter epic of ruler Rama with religious/moral significance

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How was hinduism different from Buddhism?

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Remove bodily distractions from life, (b=reach nirvana, expel illusion of existence) constant cycle of reincarnation until enlightenment follow dharma (b=reborn from karma until nirvana) extreme asceticism (b= “middle way” balance) priests and rituals

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