Vocab
Pillars set up around the Mauryan Empire which proclaimed Buddhist laws and preached tolerance.
Ashoka's Pillars/Edicts
What religion did Ashoka the great convert to?
Buddhism
What was the language that poets and writers in the Gupta empire used?
Sanskrit
What does Qin Shi Huang Di translate to?
First Emperor of the Qin
Why did the first emperor of Han lead a peasant revolt against the Qin?
He was escorting prisoners when some escaped, so he freed the rest and gave them weapons.
To overthrow the oppressive Qin dynasty with their overly strict laws and harsh punishments/ legalism.
The belief that god/s have given a family the right to rule
Mandate of Heaven
What was the name of the man that came to power after the death of Alexander the Great in India?
Chandragupta Maurya
Name 2 advancements of the Gupta pertaining to the arts.
Ajanta caves, Sanskrit literature, architecture (temples, stupas), etc.
Ying Zheng
What is the name of the first emperor of the Han dynasty?
Liu Bang
The cycle of dynasties gaining and losing political power in ancient China.
Dynastic Cycle
What is the language that contained evidence for Ashoka the Great
The Brahmi Script
Name 2 advancements of the Gupta pertaining to medicine.
C-sections, plastic surgery (skin grafts), setting bones, etc.
What political/religious system did Shi Huang Di impliment?
Legalism
What is the name of the religion that the Han implemented in China and what are its core ideals?
Confucianism, that moral leaders create moral society, not laws. That Emperors/fathers must be moral and educated, then society/family will follow.
the process of converting or translating an unknown script into an understandable language
Decipherment
What made Ashoka the great renounce his violent and cruel ways?
Name 2 advancements of the Gupta pertaining to math
Zero, decimal system, etc.
What became standard when the seven warring kingdoms became one empire? Name 2
Chinese writing, currency, laws, weights and measures
What is the Civil Service System?
An exam that anyone could take and gain political positions based on their results/score.
mound or dome like structures in Buddhist tradition, often containing precious and religious material or artifacts
stupas
What are some remnants from the Mauryan Empire that India still uses today.
Brahmi Script, Lion Pillars, Ashoka's Chakra
Name 2 advancements of the Gupta pertaining to Astronomy.
Light reflection on planets/moon, exact length of Earths' year, Earth spins on its axis, etc.
The Great Wall of China
The Han Empire is considered the Golden Age of China. Name 3 advancements of the Han Dynasty.
Textile manufacturing, water mills, paper, silk, silk road (cultural diffusion), rudders for shipping