A structure made from defensive walls in northern China
Great Wall
100
Chinese medical practice that involves inserting needles into teh skin in order to reliev pain
Acupuncture
100
What policy did Ashoka promote after converting to Buddhism?
A. policy of conquest
B. right to conduct
C. Arthasastra
D. policy of prosperity
B. right to conduct
100
Trade played an important role in spreading Indian art, architecture, and religions such ____ and Buddhism to SE Asia.
Hinduism
200
Which of the following promoted Buddhism in India?
a. Kautilya
b. Ashoka
c. Chandragupta
d. the Tamils
D - the Tamils
200
Title meaning "first emperor"
Shi Huangdi
200
love and respect for one's parents and ancestors
filial piety
200
Instead of Buddhism, the Gupta kings promoted Hinduism, building Hindu temples, and creating the setting for a revival of Hindu writing.
Hinduism
200
During the Gupta era, _____ became teh language of literature.
Sanskrit
300
Which of the following would a follower of Legalism most likely have supported as a punishment for a scholar who criticized the government?
A. firinf him from his university position
B. torture and death
C. a weekend prison sentence
D. Forced labor on massive building projects
B. torture and death
300
Turbulent era beginning AD184 and lasting about 350 years
Period of Division
300
According to _____, the well being of the state was dependent on strong ____ ties.
Confucian teachings and family
300
An active _____ ______ enabled the Tamil kingdoms to gain welath and develop a sophisticated culture including pottery.
sea trade
300
During the Gupta period, India was linked by the _____ to markets in the Mediterranean and China.
Silk Roads
400
We know a great deal about life in Indian society due to writings of the Chinese Buddhist monk ________
FAXIAN
400
Candidates had to pass an exam to receive government positions
civil service system
400
Buddhism gained popularity in ____ by AD 200, largely because poeple found its _____ hopeful than that of Daoism or COnfucianism
China and message
400
The Mauryan empire began around 321 BC, when _____ seized the throne of _____, a kingdom along teh Ganges River
Chandragupta Maurya and Magadha
400
A Hindu legal code called ______, helped define people's roles in Gupta India
Laws of Manu
500
This ruler divided his kingdom into _____ and appointed relatives and generals to rule them.
Chandragupta and districts
500
5th emperor of the Han dynasty in China, who expanded Chinese _______
Wu Di and empire/territory
500
Known as the "father of Chinese history" and who also wrote the ____ in whihc he attempts to provide a complete history of China.
Sima Qian and Shiji
500
Indian philosopher and politician who also wrote the ______ which guide rulers on how to maintain power.
Kautilya and Arthashastra
500
The Indian astronomer ______ knew that ____ was a sphere and calculated its circumeference