Gupta Dynasty Definition Ap World History
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AP World History
Valhalla High School Bentley AP World Ch. 9
| Term | Definition | Significance | Unit | Time | Chapter Bentley | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Vacuum | The absence of political authority in a region which leads to other political authorities coming in to occupy said region. | Kingdom of Magadha made use of the sudden departure of Achaemenid rule and established a powerful state. | 1 | Sixth century BC onward | Chapter 9, Page 208 | Northeastern India |
| Ashoka Maurya | Mauryan king who united most of India. | Managed to unite India enough so that local rulers could administrate India after Mauryan empire's fall. | 1 | 304 BC-232 BC | Chapter 9, Page 209-210 | India |
| White Huns | Central Asian nomads. | Conquered the Gupta empire and established kingdoms in northern and western India. | 1 | Fourth century CE onward | Chapter 9 Page 213 | Bactria, then India |
| Patronage | Financial support. | Empires would demand patronage in exchange for protection. | 1 | Sixth century BC onward | Chapter 9 | India |
| Varna | Hindu term for caste. | The castes were the social framework of Indian society. | 1 | 1700 BC onward | Chapter 9 | India |
| Brahmin | Caste of priests in Hinduism. | Acted as religious and sometimes political authority in Indian society. | 1 | 1700 BC onward | Chapter 9 Page 216-217 | India |
| Siddharta Guatama | Hindu noble of the warrior caste, later to become the Buddha. | Created Buddhism and spread it about India. | 1 | 563 BC-483 BC | Chapter 9 Page 219-220 | India |
| Four Noble Truths | The core of Buddhist doctrine. | Outlined concepts that would later be integrated into other religions. | 1 | First announced in 528 CE | Chapter 9 Page 219 | India |
| Dharma | The Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path. | The dogma of Buddhism. | 1 | Announced in 528 CE | Chapter 9 page 220 | India |
| Boddhisatva | Idea about those who have reached enlightenment yet stayed in the mortal world to help others to the same. | Served as examples of great Buddhists and helped spread Buddhism. | 1 | Began during third and first centuries CE | Chapter 9 | India |
| Bhagavad Gita | A short literary work that outlines basic Hindu concepts. | This is the main religious text for Hinduism. | 1 | Finished in 400 A.D. | 9 | India |
| Ramayana | A Hindu text that gives a story that demonstrates the glory of dharma. | It is supposed to demonstrates the ideal Hindu husband and wife. | 1 | Passed down orally from 1500-500 B.C., recorded in early centuries A.D. | 9 | India |
| Mahabharata | An enormous Hindu (originally secular) text of a war between two cousins; the god Vishnu is prominent in this work. | The Bhagavad Gita is derived from this text. | 1 | Passed down orally from 1500-500 B.C., recorded in early centuries A.D. | 9 | India |
| Artha | One of the Hindu ethic concepts: the pursuit of economic well-being and honest prosperity. | One of the main ethic concepts in Hinduism. | 1 | 400 A.D. (Completion of Bhagavad Gita) | 9 | India |
| Four Castes | India's social structure: Brahmin-priestly class Kshatriya-Warrior class Vaishya-Peasants and Merchant class Shudra-Serf class | Brought social stability to India. | 1 | Originally circa 500 B.C. | 9 | India |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Ruler who took advantage of the political vacuum in India. | He founded the Mauryan Empire, which brought India under a central, unified government for the first time. | 1 | Had control over his kingdom in 321 B.C. | 9 | India |
| Tributary Alliances | The Gupta Dynasty established tributary alliances with others nations that did not wish to fight. | Expanded Gupta influence. | 1 | 335-415 A.D. (The rule of Samudra Gupta and Changra Gupta II) | 9 | India |
| Kushan Empire | Founded by a group of nomadic conquerers , ruled much of Northern India and Central Asia. | Facilitaed interaction between India and its Northern neighbors, as well as helping trade along the Silk Roads. | 1 | 1-300 A.D. | 9 | India |
| Caste System | The social structure in India; The Indian Caste system was very rigid and made social mobility nearly impossible. | Brought social stability to India. | 1 | Origins at circa 500 B.C. | 9 | India |
| Jati | Subcastes in India. They were similar to guilds, and were based on occupation. | Indians identified strongly with their jati. They performed servicies that their government neglected to do. | 1 | Sometime after 500 B.C. | 9 | India |
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