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Ch.7
Sec.1
Question | Answer |
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Mauryan Empire | The first empire in India started by C.Maurya on 321 B.C. which united Northern India for the first. |
Asoka | The grandson of C.Maurya became the leader on M.E. in 269-232B.C. introduced Buddhism and religious tolerence and nonviolence |
religious toleration | acceptance of people who hold different religious beliefs |
Tamil | a launge of southern India and the name of the people the speak that launage |
Gupta | the second empire in India started by Chandra Gupta I A.D. 320. A time when Indian civlization really flowered, and exspeicaly Hindu culture. |
patriarchal | northern pattern head of the family is the oldest male. |
matriarchal | southern pattern for Tamil people had the mother rather than the fater as head of the family. |
Why was Askoa' s first military campain his first and last? | because the battle was so harsh and killed so many people that he felt sorrow and studied Buddhism and used nonviolence to rule. |
Who were the Tamil people? | They were the people who lived in the most southern part of India that was never under the rule of the Guptas or the Mauryans |
What caused the fall of the Gupta Empire? | Invaders called the Hunas (related to the Huns)over ran the empire. Gupta Empire ended in 535 AD. |
What impact did the Greeks, Persians, and Central Asians have on Indian life between the Mauryans and the Gupta Empires? | They introduced new languages and customs to Indian society |
Which empire Mauryan or Gupta had a most lasting impact on Indian history? | Even though Gupta lasted almost two times as long as the Mauryan, when Asoka was emperor of the Mauryans he ruled in peace, built roads to help make better communication and encouraged religious tolerance |