Ancient Indian History and the Mauryan Empire Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing concepts, places, objects, and historical figures mentioned in the ancient history lecture.

Panini

Famed Sanskrit grammarian who lived around the fifth century BC.

Siddharth Gautam

One of the famed religious figures of the world mentioned in the lecture.

Magadha

An important kingdom whose rise played a major role in ancient empire history.

Chandra paumarya

A leader whose rise is featured alongside the story of Kautilya and the Mighty of Morias.

Khautilaya's Saptangas

A key framework representing Kautilya's concept of a kingdom.

Ashoka

The king who fought Kalinda, won, but chose peace and became a Buddhist believer after seeing dead bodies on the field changed his heart.

Dharma

A principle that was important in the life of the Moya period.

Songara copper print inscriptions

Historical inscriptions dating back to the fourth or third century BCE.

Andhat

The big round hemispherical structure in the center of the stupta.