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Alex Talerico
Chapter 7-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nauruan empire | Chandragupta gathered an army, killed the unpopular nanda king, and in about 321 b.c. Claimed the throne. |
| Asoka | Brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights. |
| Religious toleration | Acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs. |
| Language and are called these type of people | Tamil |
| After whose marriage took the title "Great King of Kings". | Chandra Gupta I |
| Headed by the eldest male | Patriarchal |
| Silk roads | Central Asian nomads told Indians about a vast network of caravan routes |
| 3 important Hindu gods and what they are | Brahma creator of the world, Vishnu preserver of the world and shiva the destroyer of the world. |
| Monopoly | When a group has exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods. |
| Assimilation | Making of conquered peoples part of Chinese culture |
| 2 famous Chinese writers | Sima Qian and Ban Baio |
| Largest desert | Sahara |
| What does the Sahara takes over more and more? | Sahel |
| Savannas | Grassy plains |
| Animism | Worships of animals |
| Griots | Story tellers |
| Migration | Permanent move from country or region to another |
| Push and pull | Push is the bad and pull is what you like about it |
| Aksum | Conquered kush |
| Adulis | Aksum's chief seaport |