Vocab
These are thinkers and teachers of Hinduism
What are Gurus?
One of the most important rivers in the Indian subcontinent
What is the Indus River?
True or False: China was isolated from the world and helped it keep its own culture
True
True or False: Greek city states like Sparta and Athens developed differently because they were cut off by mountains and bodies of water
True
The name for the collection of sacred hymns (songs) that influenced Indian life and religion
What was the Vedas?
Big justice is ordering a cookie at Costco. What's he getting?
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie
The state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth
What is nirvana?
This Indian empire experienced a Golden Age where they had good music, literature, dance, art, mathematics.
What was the Gupta Empire?
Which religion teachers people that they must respect the elder/wiser person in a relationship such as father and son, husband and wife, and ruler and subject?
What is Confucianism?
This city-state was known for its use of direct democracy, education for young boys, and growing eat architecture
What was Athens?
This religion taught followers about dharma, moksha, and karma through the use of Gurus.
What is Hinduism?
What is universally known as the worst US state (at least on TikTok)?
Ohio
Avoiding doing harm to any living thing (humans, animals, plants)
What is Ahimsa?
This caste is usually reserved for street cleaners and some of the dirtiest jobs in India
Who are the Dalits (untouchables)?
Cruel laws and harsh punishments are associated with this type of government
What is legalism?
True or False: the United States uses direct democracy
False
This is the religion that Emperor Asoka converted to after conquering Kalinga. He wanted to live a life of non-violence.
What is Buddhism?
The name given to a woman who has just had a very public meltdown
Karen
This belief was used by Chinese rulers to claim that gods had given them the right to rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This caste in Indian is reserved for priests and teachers
Who are the Brahmins?
This empire is best known for its creation of Calligraphy, acupuncture, and paper
What was the Han dynasty?
This city-state was known for its military training of young boys and girls and its extreme military oligarchy
What is Sparta?
This religion teachers its followers to find the middle way in order to relieve suffering
What is Buddhism?
What famous Dr. Seuss character has just gotten knee surgery?
Grinch
This Indian prince is credited with first asking the question of why people suffer and ultimately answered the question with Buddhism
What is Siddhartha gautama?
This Indian ruler converted to Buddhism, created stone stupas (pillars) throughout India, and accepted people from all types of religion
Who was Asoka?
Legalism's use of cruel laws and punishments is best associated with this Chinese ruler
Who was Shi Huangdi?
Which war had Sparta and Athens fighting with each other?
What were the peloponnesian wars?
The Ancient greeks used this in order to explain the world around them
What were myths or what is mythology?
What sea animal is currently experiencing a viral moment due to Italian brainrot?
Shark
These were used by China in order to select highly qualified government employees
What were civil service exams?
This group of people were the earliest people to have lived on the Indian subcontinent
Who were the Indo-Aryans?
The Great Wall of China was built by this dynasty in order to protect its northern borders
What was the Zhou dynasty?
This man was credited for expanding his empire from Europe to Asia
Who was Alexander the Great?
The Ancient Greeks believed in many gods. What word do we use for religions that believe in many Gods
Polytheism/Polytheistic
When you have a way with the ladies, someone might say you have this
Rizz