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AP World History 9
Chapter 9 Stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Current Indian Empire Countries | India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan |
| What makes India a subcontinent? | Arabian Sea (East), Bay of Bengal (West), Himalayas (North), Entrance through the Khyber Pass |
| Has the Indian Empire ever been unifed? | Almost under British rule, all but Afghanistan |
| Asoka Maurya | First personto nearly unify region, extends Bindusara's Empire, he was Buddhist, Mauryan Empire declined after his dead in 238 BCE |
| Indus Valley Civilization lasted from __ to __ | 2500 BCE - 1500 BCE |
| Aryans get their name from | the Language they spoke, Sanksrit and Indo-Aryan Languages |
| Janapandas | Political groups formed around 700-600 BCE; 16 Maha-Janapandas (large states) existed in 500-400 BCE |
| Maha-Janapandas | Large States of Indian, only four left when Alexander the Great arrived in 326 BCE |
| Muarya come to power in | 324 BCE |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Concieved idea of unified India from Alexander the Great |
| Gupta Empire goes from ___ to ___ | 238 BCE to 493 CE |
| Oldest Writings in Ganges Valley | Asoka's Rock and Brahmi Script |
| Purunas | Legends and folk tales from earlier times, 500 BCE to 500 CE |
| Veda | Religious Reflections |
| India's 2 Epics | Mahabaharata and Ramayana |
| Mahabharata | 10 times longer than the Bible, longest poem ever, central story about a civil war of a family |
| Ramayana | Written by Valmiki in 700 BCE, National epic of Thailand and Indonesia, Story is retold on Dussehra (Holiday) |
| Bhagavad | Gita, or Song of God |
| Artha-Sastra | Science of Politics and Economics |
| Danda-Niti | Policy of the scepter |
| Matsyanyaya | Justice of the Fishes |
| 4 Goals of Hindu philosophy | Artha (wealth), Kama (Sensual Pleasure), Dharma (fulfiillment of social and religious duties), Moksha (Release from earthly existance, union of infinite power of the universe) |
| Caste | Social, economical, ritual position |
| Guilds | Association of businessmen and producers |
| Kalinga | Defeated by Asoka in 760 BCE |
| Buddhism | Commited to Non-violence |
| Kushanas | Conquered Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Gujurat |
| Chandra Gupta | Found the Gupta Duynasty in 320 CE, his son Samudra Gupta one of greatest military conquerors, conquered Shakas, considered India's "Golden Age" |
| Kalisada | Wrote the epic poem Maghaduta and the drama Shakuntala, whic is the first Sanksrit Drama to be translated to English |
| Panini | Grammarian who fixed Sanskrit grammer in Astadhyayi |
| Hunas (Huns) | Were a brach of the Xiongnu tribe, Conquered Gupta, first invasion in 460 CE, took over in 500 CE, driven out by Indians in 528 CE |
| Harshavard | Ruler of India from 606 - 647 CE |
| Who Conquered Who? | Indus People > Mauryan Dynasty > Gupta Dynasty > Hunas > Moghuls > British |
| When was there no central empire in India | 500 - 1500 CE |
| What Leader/Group spoke what? | Prakit by Asoka, Sanskrit by Guptas, Persian by Moghuls, English by British, indi and English by Modern times |
| Egypt trade with India | happened under trade routes of Caesar Augustus, sailors followed pattern of monsoons. |
| 8 Symbols of Buddhist Art | Lotus Flower, Endless Knot, Golden Fish, Victory Banner, Wheel of Dharma, Treasure Vase, Parasol, Conch Shell |
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