4.4. 4.5

book written during reign of Chandragupta Maurya; advocated use of spies and assasins, bribery & scientific forms of warfare

• Manusmriti
• Bhagavad Gita
• Vedas
• Arthashastra

Greek general that agreed to a peace treaty with Chandragupta, giving up territory west of the Indus in exchange for 500 elephants

• Seleucus

• Antigonus I Monophthalmus
• Ptolemy I Soter
• Alexander the Great

a system of offices and officials that handle the business of government

• government
• bureaucracy
• administration
• legislation

a weapon which was as tall as a man and had arrows that could pierce a strong shield

• Trebuchet
• Indian Bow

• Crossbow
• Catapult

advisor to Chandragupta Maurya and the author of Arthashastra

• Ashoka
• Brahmagupta
• Panini
• Kautilya

a religion that developed at the same time as Buddhism and was founded by Mahavira; its belief is that everything has a soul and the path to enlightenment comes through nonviolence

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Taoism
• Confucianism

a person who spreads religious ideas

• preacher
• evangelist
• philosopher
• missionary

in Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering

• The Three Jewels
• the Eightfold Path

• The Ten Commandments
• The Five Precepts

all of life involves suffering; wanting or desiring causes suffering; people can end their suffering; follow the Eightfold Path

• Vedas

• Upanishads

• The Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

in Buddhism, a way of life, neither too strict nor too easy

• Eightfold Path
• Middle Way
• Noble Truths
• Four Sights