Ancient Indian History Flashcards

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Chandragupta collected money from farmers and used it to pay his army and government workers. This system was known as:

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Tax system

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What terrible price did Asoka pay after defeating Kalinga?

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Thousands of soldiers died.

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Asoka had three principles that he ruled by.

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Ahimsa, tolerance, well-being

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Asoka replaced rule by force with rule by moral law, known as:

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Dharma

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Why did Asoka create his stone pillars?

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to apologize for his actions, to inform the people of his ways, to inspire people

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During Asoka’s rule, he built monasteries, shrines, and commemorative burial grounds called:

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Stupas

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The type of literature during the Gupta Empire that told a moral or a lesson was:

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A fable

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Two popular instruments in Gupta music culture were:

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Drums and tambourine