World Civ
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- Explain what happens during the Maurya Empire
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-asoka becomes head of empire-great ruler alows religious tolerance.
-when asoka dies empire falls - what are the Upanishads
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a religion that people did not understand so made epics: Mahbharata, Ramayana
-had caste system - What happened during the Gupta age
- the Gupta age was very wise invented many things was called the golden age
- what is the eightfold path
- right views/ right intentions/ right speech/ right action/ right living/ right effort/ right mindfulness/ right concentration
- what were the three great rulers during the Gupta age
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Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Chandragupta II - What happened to the Harrapan
- no one knows it is a mystery
- who were the gods of hinduism
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Brahma the creator
Vishnu the preserver
Siva the destroyer - what is the code of conduct
- following the eightfold path
- who were the earliest indian civilization
- Harappan
- what are the two major cities of harappan
- Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
- what are the last 18 chapters of the Mahabarata called
- Bhagaud Gita
- Name the four castes
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Kshatriyas-warriors,rulers
Brahman-priests,wisemen
Vaisyas-merchants and traders
Sudras-peasents - who is Guatama
- the prince who left his family son and all his possesions to go on a journey. They now call Guatama the enlightened one because he was the one who discovered buddhism and is the buddha
- what are the 4 noble truths
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-all human life contains suffering and sorrow
-a greedy desire for only pleasure and material things causes suffering and sorrow
-renouncing desire frees people from suffering and helps their souls abtain nirvana
-following the eightfold path leads to renunciation, or denial of desire and attainment of nirvana. - Who are the Indo- aryans
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1500-500BCE
1)Veduc age- Vedas=religious literature
2)Epic age- Upanishads=interpretation of Vedas - what was the religion of the harrapan
- animism