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George Chapter 7 Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mauryan Empire | The first empire in India |
| Asoka | Chandragupta's grandson |
| religious toleration | acceptance of people with different beliefs |
| Tamil | Speakers of the Tamil language |
| Gupta Empire | India's 2nd empire |
| patriarchal | households headed by the oldest male |
| matriarchal | households headed by the female |
| Mahayana | Believers in Buddha's new doctrine |
| Theravada | Believers in Buddha's traditional doctrine |
| Brahma | creator of the world |
| Vishnu | preserver of the world |
| Shiva | destroyer of the world |
| Kalidasa | one of India's greatest writings |
| silk roads | traders used them to bring silk from China to Western Asia |
| Han Dynasty | They ruled China for more than 400 years |
| cenrtalized government | central authority controls the state |
| civil service | government jobs |
| monopoly | when a group has total control |
| assimilation | bringing people into a culture |