World History Chapter 3
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- Siddhartha Gautama
- Buddha
- Rough terrain in southern India prevented
- unification of its peoples
- Except for the southern tip, India was united under
- Asoka
- pariahs
- the "untouchables"
- The unification of India protected it from
- invaders
- Khyber Pass
- path crossing the mountains into India
- Ramayana
- epic poem that explained the ideas of Vedanta
- During his reign, Asoka worked to improve
- living conditions
- Gupta political system gave power to
- local leaders
- Brahmins
- special priests
- Indian subcontinent
- extends southward from central Asia to the Indian Ocean
- dominant religion of Gupta dynasty
- Hinduism
- Northern India
- Indo Aryan migrants had the most significant impact on this area
- maya
- belief that the world was an illusion
- citadel
- fortress built on a brick platform
- Indio-Gangetic plain
- region drained by the Ganges and Indus Rivers
- the Deccan
- plateau with mild summer climate
- Vedas
- Indo Aryan works of religious literature
- Mohenjo Daro
- ancient Harrapan city
- Chandragupta Maurya used this to carry out his commands
- rigid bureaucracy
- Rajas
- rulers of Indo Aryan states
- The Maruan ruler Asoka, sick of killing, became a
- Buddhist
- Indo Aryans came from
- north of the Black and Caspain Seas
- southwest monsoon
- brings the rainy season
- social classes
- rigidly enforced by Indo Aryans
- varnas
- Indian name for social classes
- Indo Aryan gods based on...
- nature
- Sanskirit
- Indo Aryan language
- monsoon
- winds that mark the seasons in India
- The Mauryan Empire began to decline because of
- fighting among Asoka's sons
- Mahayana Buddhism
- belief that Buddha was a god
- Harappan
- ancient civilization the Indus River valley
- Daris the Great was defeated by
- the Magadha
- Right Intentions
- living a life of good will; striving toward perfection
- Himalayas
- seperates India fromj the rest of Asia
- upanishads
- written explanation of the Bedic religion
- Marriage
- Indo Aryans placed a high value on this
- caste system
- system of social organization
- Northern and northwestern India were conquered by
- Chandragupta Maurya
- monism
- belief that God and creation are the same