comprehensive treatise on all aspects of domestic politics‚ international relations‚ intelligence and good governance. This gives a more detailed picture of statecraft. Kautilya was the chief mentor and a minister who helped first emperor of India Chandragupta Maurya to extend his kingdom to whole of India and beyond up to Afghanistan. His political science is often called ’Raj dharma ’ (Righteousness of the King) and ’Niti Shastra ’ (Science of Ethics) with ethical course of conduct as hallmark of internal
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Right from the beginning of their relationship with India‚ the British‚ who had come as traders and had become rulers and administrators‚ had influenced the economic and political systems of the country. Their impact on the cultural and social life of India was‚ however‚ gradual. Till 1813‚ they followed a policy of non-interference in the social and cultural life of the Indians. Yet‚ changes were taking place in these fields (the social life of Indians). These changes related to education‚ the condition
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such as Shivaji of the Maratha Empire‚ Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi‚ Kittur Chennamma‚ Maharana Pratap of Rajputana‚ Prithviraj Chauhan‚ who combated the Mahmud of Ghazni and Tipu Sultan who fought the British. The kings of Ancient India‚ such as Chandragupta Maurya and Emperor Ashoka the Great of the Magadha Empire‚ are also remembered for their military genius‚ incredible conquests and remarkable religious tolerance. Muslim kings are also a part of Indian pride.[3] Akbar the Great was a powerful Mughal
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Acorn Packet – Review Questions: Packet 1 – Foundations and Classical Eras Technological and Environmental transformations and the Organization and reorganization of human societies 8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. Answer each part of each question below as thoroughly as possible using your textbook‚ chapter outlines‚ review books‚ and class work. 1. How did the use of fire/tools change civilization? Describe the characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies. -The rise of writing in cuneiform tablets
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(which consisted of Anga‚ Videha/Mithila‚ Magadha and Vaishali) was a centre of power‚ learning and culture in ancient and classical India. From Magadha arose India’s first great empire‚ the Maurya Empire as well as one of the world’s most widely adhered-to religions‚ Buddhism. Magadha empires‚ notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties‚ unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule. Its
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Global History Regents Review Unit 1: The Ancient World Section 1: Early Peoples and River Civilizations Nomads – people who moved from place to place‚ hunting and gathering their food. Paleolithic people were nomads. Their simple social structure consisted of small groups of people who traveled together. Cultural Diffusion – the exchange of ideas‚ customs‚ and goods among cultures. Cultural diffusion occurs through trade‚ warfare‚ and migration. Neolithic – the New Stone Age in which planting
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ABOUT INDIA INDIA: India‚ officially the Republic of India‚ is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and the most populous democracy in the world. Capital: New Delhi Population: 1.241 billion (2011) World Bank President: Pranab Mukherjee Official languages: Hindi Language‚ English Language Government: Constitutional republic‚ Parliamentary system‚ Federal republic . INTRODUCTION: It is impossible
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they have been battered. There does not seem to be any formal planning of these forts. [3] There are few descriptions of these ancient structures. The most noted is the one by Megasthenes‚ an ambasaddor of Seleucus I Nicator to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He describes Patliputra as being gaurded by a ditch with wooden walls. The fort had 570 towers and 54 gates with colonnaded halls decorated with gold and silver. One such hall has been excavated and is one of the oldest stone structures in
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the Romans and the Hans‚ the collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion of the ? Invaded by the White Huns 6. How did the Mauryans rise to power? Who was the first ruler to unify India and create the Mauryan Empire? Chandragupta Maurya was the first state to bring a centralized & unified gov’t to India. 7. One of the most pronounced examples of the nature of patriarchy in ancient India was? Caste System a. Rules forbade marrying outside one’s caste or eating with members
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AP World History Study Guide for Exam One: “Foundations: Prehistory- 600 C.E” Terms/Ideas To Know: 1.Pastorialism: Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. 2.Patrilineal: System in which one belongs to one’s father’s lineage. 3. Matrilineal: A societal system in which one belongs to one’s matriline or mother’s lineage. 4. Hominids: Primate of the family Hominidae‚ which Homo sapiens is the
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