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What are the three gods Hindus believed in? Describe them.
Brahma: creator of the world.
Vishnu: preserver of the world.
Shiva: destroyer of the world.
Define patriarchal
Patriarchal: Family headed by the eldest male
Tamil
a language is spoken by people, southern India.
Define the Mauryan Empire.
Chandragupta gathered an army killed the unpopular Nanda King and in about 321 BC claimed the throne this began the Mauryan Empire.
Civil service
government jobs that civilians attained by taking examinations.
Religious toleration:
Religious toleration: acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs.
Define Han Dynasty .
Ruled China for more than 400 years, is divided into two periods and Liudecde bang won and declared himself the first emperor of the Han dynasty.
Centralized government
a central authority controls the running of a state
Gupta Empire:
Gupta Empire: the second empire oversaw a great flowering of Indian civilization especially culture.
Define matriarchal.
Matriarchal: Tamil groups were, headed by mother rather than the father.
Silk Roads
the vast network of caravan routes, traders use them to bring silk from China to western Asia and then to Rome.
Define Monopoly
a occurs when a group has exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods.
Mahayana
Buddhists had divided over the new doctrines. those who accepted belonged to the Mahayana sect.