United Rule in India

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United Rule in India
Chapter 5 Lesson 4
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Vocabulary
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• Rajah
• Assassination
• Turning point
• Missionary
• Arabic numeral
• inoculation

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rajah
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An Indian prince
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assassination
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To murder someone for political reasons
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turning point
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An event that makes you change or get a new idea
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missionary
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Person who travels to share their religious
beliefs
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Arabic numeral
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The type of numbers we use today
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inoculation
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Getting a small amount of a disease that will
keep you from getting the disease later
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India Before Unification
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• When Buddha lived, India was divided
• Rajahs ruled small city-states
• Invaders came looking to take wealth
• Outsiders are in India for 200 yrs after Buddha

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Indias First Empire
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• Chandragupta Maurya forms Maura Empire
• He was cruel and had many enemies
• He rarely appeared in public, had his food
  tested, and slept in different rooms
• Arthashastra said rulers could be harsh
• War was acceptable and empire grew

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The Reign of Ashoka
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• Chandraguptas grandson Ashoka takes over
• Over 100,000 Kalingans died
• Ashoka became a Buddhist
• He spread the teachings of Buddha
• Ashoka tried to make the lives better
• Ashoka is honored today

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The Guptas Come to Power
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• Maurya Empire broke up after Ashoka died
• Guptas bring peace and unity for 200 yrs
• Knowledge of Guptas comes from Faxian
• Gupta society freedoms infrastructure
• Faxian strengthened relations Buddhism in China

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The Golden Age of India
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• Many great written works (Panchatantra)
• Stone and metal sculptures
• Arabic numerals
• Sterilized utensils and set broken bones
• Inoculation
• Ideas spread to many parts of the world