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Chandragupta Maurya
young adventurer who forged 1st indian empire
Megasthenes
Greek ambassador to Maurya court who wrote reports about Chandragupta
Pataliputra
Maurya capital
dissent
ideas that opposed those of the government
Asoka
Chandragupta's grandson
most honored Maurya emperor
missionaries
people sent on religious missions
Dravidians
people of Deccan
golden age
period of great cultural achivement
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk who reported middle nature of Gupta rule
Nalanda
site of largest Buddhist monastery university
decimal system
numbers based on ten digits
Kalidasa
greatest Gupta poet who wrote
Shakuntala
Shakuntala
Kalidasa's most famous play about man losing memory of orphan wife
joint family
parents, children, and offspring shared common dwelling
dowry
payment to bridegroom
status
social standing or prestige
Shakti
creative energy that men lacked
Author
kelly
ID
130939
Card Set
history 3:3
Description
powerful empires of india
Updated
2012-01-27T07:25:23Z
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