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Asoka: Chandragupta's grandson, brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights
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assimilation: making conquered peoples part of chinese culture
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Brahma: creator of the world
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centralized government: a government in which central authority controls the running of the state
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civil service: jobs from the government obtained by examinations
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replaced rival kingdoms replaced republic
centralized bureaucratic government
built roads and protective walls
conquered foreigners
60 million 55 million
ongoing conflicts with nomads
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Gupta Empire: India's second empire founded by Chandra Gupta
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Han Dynasty: ruled china for over 400 years
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Kalidasa: one of India's greatest writers
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Mahayana: When buddhists divided over new doctrines, those who supported them were called...
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matriarchal: ruled by the mother
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Mauryan Empire: India's first empire. founded by Chandragupta Maurya
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monopoly: when a group has control over the production and distribution of certain goods
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Patriarchal: ruled by the father
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religous toleration: acceptance of people who held different religous beliefs
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Shiva: destroyer of the world
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Silk Roads: a network of roads used mostly to trade goods
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Stupas: mounded stone structures biilt over holy relics
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Tamil: people at the bottom of India. they were made up of three kingdoms that were always at war
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Theravada: When buddhists divided over new doctrines, those who still followed the original teachings were called...
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Vishnu: preserver of the world