| A | B |
|---|
| Chandragupta | Unifies northern India after defeating the Persians |
| Maurya Empire | Kingdom started by Chandragupta |
| Tax assessment and law enforcement | Reason Chandragupta divided his kingdom into provinces |
| Kautilya | Top advisor to Chandragupta |
| The Treatise on Material Gain | Book by Kautilya on how to run government |
| Asoka | Grandson of Chandragupta |
| Jainism | A religion and philosophy in India |
| Kalinga | Major battle that results in Asoka unifiying the Mauryan Empire |
| Buddhism | A religion/philosphy that promotes Nirvana by following the Eight Fold Path |
| Edicts | The laws of Asoka, chiseled into stone and spread thoroughout the empire |
| Elephants | Major military weapon utilized by Asoka's armies |
| Chandra Gupta I | Founder of the Gupta Empire |
| Hinduism | Religion that was revived during the years of the Gupta Empire |
| Fa-Hsien | A Chinese Buddhist who traveled India |
| Free of government oppression | Indian life under the Gupta rule |
| untouchables | lowest member of the Indian caste system |
| Silks, spices, horses + more | Major imports to India |
| Cotton goods, rice, wheat + more | Major exports of India |
| Inoculations, plastic surgery + identification of healing plants | Medical achievements of Gupta India |
| Kalidasa | Leading Indian poet |
| Decimal system, concept of zero + PI | Math achievements of Gupta India |
| The earth is round + solar calendar | Achievements in science in Gupta India |
| White Huns | Invaded Gupta India, leading to it's collapse |
| Muslims | Would unify India after the Guptas |
