Maurya and Gupta Empires

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  1. 4. The second major empire of ancient India established in 320 AD
  2. 5. To take in information, ideas, or culture and understand fully
  3. 6. Third Mauryan emperor who expanded the Mauryan empire
  4. 8. A time in ancient India in which art and culture flourished
  5. 10. The state religion of parts of India such as Tibet
  6. 12. The first ancient Indian empire, established in 321 BC
  7. 13. A war between citizens of the same country; one of the reasons for the fall of the Gupta empire
  8. 14. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives (Ashoka used this)
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  1. 1. invading group who crushed the Gupta empire
  2. 2. Term for a local ruler in ancient India
  3. 3. The division of social classes in ancient India
  4. 7. Indian poet and playwright from the Gutpa empire
  5. 9. King of Magadah
  6. 11. River valley where early Indian empires began