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- 4. small northern Indian state that became the focus of the Mauryan Empire
- 5. unskilled workers and servants
- 6. means enlightened one, followers of Siddhartha Gautama called him this
- 9. name of large main area of the world where Buddha's disciples spread Buddha's teachings
- 10. the spoken language of the Aryans that later became written too
- 12. probably the most famous and well known Indian epic
- 13. you
- 14. the Aryans revered these and thought these animals were sacred
- 18. Gupta mathematicians introduced this concept, as well as explaining infinity btw how u doin
- 19. a person who followed Buddha's Eightfold Path might reach this state of enlightenment in his lifetime (also great band)
- 20. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
- 21. the religious and moral law governing individual conduct
- 23. only a few of India's citizens today are these
- 24. the Preserver of life
- 26. ambitious leader of Mauryan Empire that wanted Magadha
- 28. what the Buddha said one must do to become enlightened
- 29. group of believers who viewed the Buddha (not Jesus) as a human teacher
- 32. many Hindus wanted more of this in their religion
- 35. a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's reincarnated lives forming a cycle of rebirth though different castes
- 36. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
- 37. wise ruler who that banned war in Mauryan Empire and became a buddhist after seeing the horrors of war
- 38. a decorative stone temple Buddhists built over the holy ded pepl
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- 1. the Destroyer of life
- 2. the Creator of everything
- 3. Gupta scientists recognized this as a physical force
- 4. group of believers in Buddhism who regarded the Buddha as a god
- 7. the warriors and rulers
- 8. founded the Gupta empire
- 11. group of Indians who actually lost some rights since the Aryan times
- 14. lowered taxed in Gupta empire, let citizen focus more on the arts
- 15. Asoka wrote his laws in these languages so that everyone could read them
- 16. the people who took over India
- 17. also called castes, system of segregating different people by class or maybe even color
- 22. the Buddha's explanation for the cause of suffering
- 25. the priests
- 27. most of India's citizens are today are these
- 30. common people and skilled workers
- 31. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
- 33. also called Outcastes, slaves
- 34. the moral that says that you should not harm any living thing