Maurya and Gupta
Buddhism
Culture and Science
Early Rome
Roman expansion
100
It organized society and determined occupation/social duties
What is the Varnas?
100
This Mauryan Ruler helped to expand the empire and created important infrastructure that connected India
Ashoka
100
I am a Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 4th century CE
Fa Xian
100
I am a commoner and member of lower class of Rome.
Plebian
100
These wars took place from 264 BCE to 146 BCE and were important in Roman expansion..
the Punic Wars
200
Linguistic and Ethnic diversity made this difficult throughout the history of India.
Unification
200
This war caused a Maurya Ruler to devote himself to Buddhism
Kalinga War
200
This important text was completed during the Golden Age of Ancient India and served as an important religious and cultural text.
the Mahabharata
200
I am the elite, landholding, aristocratic part of Roman society who can serve in the senate.
The Patrician
200
I am the major maritime trade power and Romes rival during the 3rd century BCE
Carthage
300
I overthrew the Nanda king and established and empire that unified much of India from 322BCE to 184 BCE
Chandragupta Maurya
300
One civilization that ran contemporaneously with the Maurya or Gupta Empire
Han/six dynasties period
Roman Republic (Maurya)
Roman Empire (Gupta)
Maya (both)
300
This war was the ultimate final battle in the epic Sanskrit text that served as a battle between good and evil
The Kurushektra war
300
These are meant to ensure a fair and equal democracy.
Branches of government and Checks and Balances
Example: term limits and veto power
300
I crossed the Alps and Pyrenees to confront Romans for 21 years!
Hannibal
400
Give a name and what is it an example of!
Gandhara Buddha
Example of Hellenism in India
400
I wrote the book Indica and was a Greek ambassador to India during the Mauryan Empire
Megasthenes
400
The founder of this Indian Empire during the 4th century CE
Chandragupta I
400
These two are the heads of the government and army, with a one-year term limit.
Consul
400
I am the handsome Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama
Scipio Africanus
500
I am the Greek General of Alexander the Great who was pushed out of Northwest India.
Seleucus
500
What two things are pictured here and what were their purpose?
Ashoka pillar and Stupa, used to promote Buddhism and Ashoka's rules
500
One area of great achievements during the Golden Age of Gupta
Math (Zero, PI) Astronomy (7 planets and eclipses) Medicine (Smallpox vaccine) Physics (Concept of gravity) Literature (Ramayana and Mahabharata final versions completed)
500
This is a unit of 5000 soldiers in Rome under the command of a genera,.
a legion
500
Policy of Roman expansion in which new conquered land gives up resources in exchange for becoming roman citizens
Imperialism