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IndiaChina Establish
Term | Definition |
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Mauryan Empire | The first empire in India, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 BC |
Gupta Empire | The second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta I in AD 320 |
Asoka | Chandragupta's grandson who brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights |
Religious toleration | A recognition of people's right to hold differing religious beliefs |
Patriarchal | Relating to a social system in which the father is the head of the family |
Matriarchal | Relating to a social system in which the mother is the head of the family |
Silk Road | A system of of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods |
Vishnu | A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world |
Stupa | A mounded stone structure built over Buddhist holy relics |
Han Dynasty | A Chinese dynasty that ruled from 202 BC to AD 9 and again from AD 23 to 220 |
Civil service | The administrative departments of a gov. especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on exams |
Monopoly | A group's exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods |
Assimilation | The adoption of a conqueror's culture by a conquered people |
Centralized government | A gov. in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject |