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Asoka: Inherited the Mauryan Empire in 268 BCE. After a brutal battle, Asoka became a Buddhists. He encouraged respect for his subjects and others. After his death the Mauryan Empire collapsed.

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Gupta Empire: 500 years after the Mauryan Empire collapsed, Gupta Empire united much of India. There was an abundant amount of cultural flourishing. (education, arts, literature, architecture, etc.) {discovered the concept of zero, heliocentric theory, medicine/surgery, Buddhist art, steel weapons}

Mauryan Empire: Advanced in things like a single currency, trade network, an organized government, roads, waterways, hospitals, rest houses, and other public works, monasteries, schools, Buddhist literature. Military dominance.

Confucius: lived during the fall of the Zhou Dynasty. His wisdom was recorded in a book called the "Analects" The founder of Confucianism.

Confucius' 5 relationships: {father-son} {older brother-younger brother} {husband-wife} {ruler-subject} {friend-friend}

Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: -Life means suffering

-The origin of suffering is attachment

-The cessation of suffering is attainable by ending desire

-The Eightfold Path is a way to end suffering

Shi Huangdi: "The First Emperor." Unified and centralized China. Progressed in the making of the Great Wall of China. In 202 BC, the harsh Qin dynasty ended.

Lao Tzu: created Taoism/Daoism. "Dao" was the "way" of the universe as a whole. Had the concept of "Yin and Yang".

Cyrus the Great: Persian King who was a military genius, and a great sucessful leader over all

Darius: the ruler after Cyrus. created the royal road. divided Persia into 20 provinces. Good leader.

Zoroaster: Persian prophet. Created Zoroastrianism.

Siddhartha Gautama: The Buddha. The founder of Buddhism.

Qin Dynasty: Shi Huangdi as ruler; harsh living, but great progress in unification and the Great Wall of China

Han dynasty: After the Qin dynasty. Liu Bang was the first ruler. Less harsh, smaller taxes, softer punishments. He brought peace and stability to China. The Han Dynasty was the Golden Age in China.

Hanfeizi: Chinese philosopher who helped create the Legalism doctrine

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