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Global 9
Mauryan, Gupta, Tang/Song Dynasty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. |
| Mauryan Empire | The first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. |
| Rock and Pillar Edicts | laws written by Ashoka reminding Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives |
| Battle of Kalinga | Led by Ashoka, 100,000 dead, 150,000 exiled. Caused conversion to Buddhism |
| Gupta Dynasty | (320-550 C.E.) Ruling family in India during its golden age. Responsible for many achievements, specifically in Mathematics. |
| Concept of Zero | Was developed in India and brought to Europe by Arab mathematicians. The place-value notation was much more efficient than the unwieldly numerical systems of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. |
| decimal system | system of numbers based on 10, developed by the Gupta |
| Arabic numerals | A written number system created during the Gupta golden age in India, then adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further. Used throughout western civilization today |
| Sanskrit | the most important language of ancient India |
| Stepwells | an innovation of the Gupta Empire that allowed for the storage of fresh drinking water in a fashion that minimized evaporation. |
| porcelain | a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures |
| magnetic compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north, the Chinese first used lodestone and replaced it later with a steel needle. |
| Gunpowder | Invented within China during the 9th century, this substance became the dominant military technology used to expand European and Asian empires by the 15th century. |
| Mechanical Clock | a clock invented during that Tang and Song Dynasties that had a wheel that turned once every 24 hours because of dripping water |
| Tang and Song Dynasties | golden age in China remembered for porcelain, block printing, gunpowder, and the compass |
| block printing | A system of printing where characters are carved onto a wooden block. The block is then inked and pressed onto a sheet of paper. |
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