Vocab and more
India was united under this empire
What is the Mauryan empire?
The person who Chandragupta Maurya left the Mauryan empire in the hands of after his succession
Who was King Ashoka?
Under the rule of King Ashoka, the Mauryan empire included (Land - wise)…
What is nearly all of the Indian subcontinent?
Ashoka created edicts to spread this
What is Buddhist values?
Ceylon’s modern - name
What is Sri Lanka?
Towards the end of his life, Chandragupta Maurya became this
What is an ascetic?
Location where Buddhism was spread to by King Ashoka’s son
What is Ceylon/Sri Lanka?
This lasted longer than Ashoka’s empire
What was Ashoka’s support of Buddhism?
An ascetic
What is a person who has given up all worldly pleasures?
The Dynasty Chandragupta Maurya overthrew around 322 B.C.E.
What is the Nanda Dynasty?
Number of soldiers in King Ashoka’s army
What is 700,000 soldiers?
Buddhism spread to these three places outside of India after Ashoka’s death
What are China, Japan, and Korea?
The time Chandragupta Maurya started to construct the Mauryan Empire
What is the 320s B.C.E?
The time that the Mauryan Empire lasted until
What is 187 B.C.E?
The war that made Ashoka embrace Buddhism
What is the Kalinga War?
The four main goals of Ashoka’s edicts
What is Buddhist values, General welfare, Justice, and Security?
India before the Mauryan empire
What is a group of many individual kingdoms and republics?
Location of the capital of the Mauryan Empire that Chandragupta established
What is Pataliputra?
The Time to time that King Ashoka ruled from
What is 269 - 232 B.C.E.?
The number of years after King Ashoka’s death that the Empire fell
What is 5 years after King Ashoka’s death?